Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Sudan Paramilitary Attack on Mosque Kills Over 70
In Sudan, a group called the RSF attacked a mosque in a city called al-Fashir with a drone.
This happened on a Friday during prayers, and sadly, over 70 people were killed.
This attack is part of a bigger conflict, a civil war, that has been going on for almost three years between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
The Sovereignty Council reported the incident.
More than 70 people were killed in an attack in al-Fashir.
The attack was a drone strike on a mosque.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out the attack.
The incident was reported by Sudan's Sovereignty Council.
The attack occurred amid ongoing civil war between SAF and RSF.
- Who
- Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
- What
- Drone strike on a mosque
- When
- Friday
- Where
- al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan
- Why
- Amidst civil war between Sudanese army and RSF
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Conflict
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
Implied by opposing RSF, fighting
Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Implied by opposing SAF, fighting
- Event
- Drone strike on a mosque
- Location
- al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan
- Perpetrator
- Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
- Victims
- Over 70 killed
- Source
- Sudan's Sovereignty Council
Sources
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Civilian killings in Sudan conflict jump this year, UN report says
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