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RSF Drone Strike on El Obeid Kills Two, Targets 5th Infantry Division Base

August 12, 2026 | Sudan Conflict

A Rapid Support Forces drone strike hit El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital, at dawn on August 12, 2026, as part of the same coordinated wave that struck Khartoum, Atbara, and El-Damer. The strike killed at least two people and injured six others, with the army's Fifth Infantry Division base the apparent target; division air defenses responded to the attack.

Media

A displaced woman from South Kordofan in Al Obeid, Sudan, where an RSF drone strike killed two people on August 12, 2026. — The National

Sources

T2 The National — Suspected RSF drones attack areas in Sudan including Khartoum and Al Obeid Major western
T2 Xinhua — Drone attacks target Khartoum, other Sudanese cities amid escalating fighting Major eastern

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