Pattern of RSF Drone Attacks on El-Obeid Continues — 10–24 Killed on May 29 Including 8 Children

Reporting from May 29–30, 2026 confirmed continued RSF drone strikes on El-Obeid (Al-Ubayyid), the SAF-held capital of North Kordofan State. A drone strike on a residential house on May 29 killed between 10 and 24 civilians, including 8 children, according to multiple sources. The Sudan Doctors Network — which has tracked drone casualties throughout 2026 — reported 13 killed (including 8 children) from the residential strike. PBS NewsHour cited 24 killed including children, while Dabanga reported 10 killed. Discrepancies likely reflect different strike events or varying counts from the same incident. El-Obeid has faced near-daily RSF drone attacks since the SAF broke the ground siege in February 2025; OHCHR documented at least 880 civilian drone deaths across Sudan in January–April 2026 with drones responsible for over 80% of conflict-related civilian deaths. The continued strikes represent RSF's strategy of maintaining pressure on SAF-controlled North Kordofan even after losing the ground siege, using its loitering munition capabilities developed with UAE and Libyan supply chain support.