{"id":20138873,"date":"2026-10-02T16:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20138873"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:54:40","slug":"drone-strike-on-el-obeid-shelter-kills-boy-wounds-12-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/drone-strike-on-el-obeid-shelter-kills-boy-wounds-12-children","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Drone strike on El Obeid shelter kills boy, wounds 12 children\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A drone strike on a shelter for internally displaced people in El Obeid, North Kordofan, late on Thursday reportedly killed a boy and wounded 12 children, as another drone strike on a university dormitory in the city killed five civilians and injured 47 others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The El Mina El Bari shelter strike injured five boys and seven girls,\u00a0according to the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) press release published yesterday<\/a>, which condemned the attack and called for an end to strikes on places where children seek safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChildren come to these places in the hope of safety and protection, but last night any sense of safety was shattered,\u201d\u00a0UNICEF<\/a>\u00a0Representative in Sudan Angela Kearney said. \u201cAttacks on the places children go for protection must stop. These children have nowhere else to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strike came as El Obeid faced another deadly drone attack on student accommodation at the University of Kordofan. The Sudanese Doctors Network<\/a>\u00a0reported that five civilians were killed and 47 wounded in the strike, which hit university housing in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medical group said reports indicate that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out the attack, although the RSF had not commented at the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radio Dabanga was unable to independently verify the attribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sudanese Doctors Network condemned the university strike, saying attacks on educational facilities and student accommodation constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNICEF said more than 400 children were reportedly killed or injured across Sudan between January and September 2026, with drone attacks accounting for a significant share of child casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drone strikes have repeatedly hit homes and\u00a0civilian infrastructure across El Obeid<\/a>, including hospitals, schools, fuel and power facilities and displacement shelters, amid heavy fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF across Kordofan since October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNICEF called on all parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure and uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n