The organization condemns the drone strike carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting the Al-Matar neighborhood in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State.
Eyewitnesses reported to the DVS on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at around 2:00 AM Sudan time, an RSF drone targeted the Al-Matar neighborhood in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, with a number of strikes, resulting in casualties and injuries.
The First Strike (around 2:00 AM): It targeted the houses of Dr. Siddiq Safi Al-Din and Engineer Jihad Babiker, in addition to several neighboring houses in the Al-Matar neighborhood, leading to their complete destruction.
The Second Strike: Following the first attack, a number of citizens gathered to inspect the damaged houses, assess the situation, and evacuate the injured. A second drone directly targeted the gathering, leading to the killing of 8 civilians, are:
- Ismail Safi Al-Din Mohamed
- Jihad Babiker Khojali
- Samir Ahmed Youssef Adam
- Siddiq Ahmed Adam Safi Al-Din
- Mohamed Omar Al-Jamri
communications blackout.
6 — Motaman Al-Tahir Al-Daw Child, 9 years old
7 — Mawadda Al-Tijani Fudail
8— Ikhlas Al-Tijani Fudail
9— Al-Amin Musa (Truck driver)
10— Ahmed Issa Said
11— Moatasem Ahmed Issa Said
12— Al-Noor Ahmed Issa Said
13— Suhail Hassan Daw Al-Beit
14— Saif Hassan Daw Al-Beit
15— Abbas Khamis
16 — Al-Sadiq Hassan Al-Awad
17 — Kowa Hassan Kowa
18— Muhammad Abbas
19 — Muhammad Hassan Obeido.
The organization holds the Rapid Support Forces fully responsible for targeting civilians.
and calls upon the UN security council to fulfil its duty to protect civilians.
