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January 8, 2026

Drone Strike by Sudanese Paramilitary Group Kills 13, Including Children
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In Sudan, at least 13 people have been killed, including eight children,
after a drone strike hit a house in the city of el-Obeid - that's
according to the Sudan Doctors' Network. The group says that it was
likely carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.
Meanwhile, several Sudanese women recounted harrowing stories of rape by
the RSF to Al Jazeera. A senior doctor revealed that 14 infants were
raped. The U.N. describes the situation in Sudan as the world's worst
humanitarian crisis, as the civil war between the Sudanese army and the
RSF has been raging for nearly three years. More than 11 million people
have been displaced, and over 150,000 people have been killed.


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