Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone strike on a civilian vehicle in North Kordofan state on February 6, 2026, killing 24 unarmed people including women and children, according to Sudanese health authorities. The vehicle carried displaced families fleeing frontline fighting between RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Eyewitnesses described the minibus exploding mid-travel on a desert road, with no survivors from the blast. Victims included entire families seeking safety in government-held areas. The RSF claimed it targeted SAF reinforcements, but evidence showed no military markings on the vehicle. SAF condemned the strike as a war crime, vowing retaliation.
The incident marks the latest escalation in Sudan's civil war, now in its third year, with over 20,000 civilian deaths reported. International observers called for independent probes amid blocked aid access. RSF has increasingly used armed drones supplied by the UAE, per UN trackers.
