Drone strikes on the central Sudanese city of el-Obeid have killed up to 23 people, according to officials and a local rights group. Emergency Lawyers reported 23 dead and 19 wounded in the overnight attacks.

Health officials at el-Obeid Hospital confirmed 15 deaths and more than 10 wounded, saying the strikes hit residential areas, a funeral gathering, and a food supply truck.

Emergency Lawyers blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the attack, but the RSF did not immediately claim responsibility. Al Jazeera could not independently verify the claim.

The incident comes less than a week after a drone strike on a market in Abu Zaeima, North Kordofan, killed at least 11 people.

The United Nations said in May that at least 880 civilians had been killed in drone strikes nationwide between January and April.

The war, which began in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly 13 million people, creating what the UN describes as the world's largest displacement and hunger crises.

Source: www.aljazeera.com