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Drone strike on university dormitory kills five in El-Obeid

A drone strike on a dormitory at Kordofan University killed at least five civilians and injured 47 others in El-Obeid on Wednesday, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The independent medical organisation attributed the attack to the Rapid Support Forces. The paramilitary group has not commented on the reports.

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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • memonitor5 killed, 47 injured
  • chinanews致5死47伤
  • arabnewskill 10
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • memonitorRSF
  • chinanews无人机
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • memonitorSudan
  • chinanews苏丹
  • arabnewsSudan’s El-Obeid
WhereEl Obeid
13.184, 30.217 ±10 km
First reported23 days ago
Published2026-10-02 04:17 UTC
Sources3
Casualties reported5
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Drone strike on university dormitory kills five in El-Obeid. 2026-10-02T04:17:28.482Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4348. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-02/5-killed-47-injured-in-rsf-drone-attack-on-university-5ec76d5f

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