๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข RSF Drone strikes on Ed Damazin, capital of Sudan's southeastern Blue Nile state near the Ethiopian border, killed 4 women on Wednesday, Radio Dabanga reported. A mosque, a technical college and the state finance minister's home were also hit.
๐นA local civil society leader told Dabanga the victims were two members of one family and two neighbors. His group blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary and its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North.
๐น Finance Minister Molana Abbas Kara said on Facebook the RSF fired four missiles at his house from a "strategic drone," calling it a failed assassination attempt. No one was hurt.
๐น Ed Damazin Technical College said two drones destroyed its labs, lecture halls and offices.
๐นThe strikes come amid escalating fighting in Blue Nile between the RSF, its allies and the Sudanese army. More than 374,000 people have been displaced in the state.