A drone strike tore through a funeral procession in Sudan's Blue Nile region yesterday, killing at least 24 mourners and wounding dozens more. UK-based aid agencies have called the attack a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, with sources on the ground describing a scene of utter carnage. The dead include women and children who had gathered to bury a local elder.
No group has claimed responsibility, but the strike bears the hallmarks of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, known for their indiscriminate use of drones. The Sudanese Armed Forces have denied involvement. Leaked intelligence reports suggest the RSF has recently acquired advanced Turkish-made drones, raising questions about who is arming them.
The attack comes as the UK Foreign Office quietly continues to issue export licences for military equipment to Sudan's neighbours, despite a stated policy of restraint. One aid worker, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: 'This is a massacre. The world is watching and doing nothing.
' The UN has called for an immediate investigation, but such calls have become a hollow ritual in a conflict that has already claimed over 10,000 lives since April. The funeral was for a community leader killed in earlier clashes. Now the village has two mass graves.
