Drone strikes on civilian vehicles in Sudan have resulted in more than 20 deaths in recent days, according to rights groups monitoring the ongoing conflict in the country. The increasing use of unmanned aircraft has become a concerning feature of the more than three-year war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

On Tuesday, a drone strike west of Omdurman, near the outskirts of Khartoum, killed 10 civilians, including five women from the same family, as they were en route to a wedding. The Sudan Doctors Network, a medical aid organization closely tracking the violence, attributed the attack to the RSF. Witnesses reported that the targeted vehicle caught fire following the strike, resulting in the immediate deaths of all 10 occupants. The Sudan Doctors Network described the attack as deliberate and said it was executed using a guided drone, urging the international community to exert pressure on RSF leadership to cease targeting civilians.

On the same day, a separate drone strike struck a transport vehicle near a water facility in an unspecified province, killing two people. Emergency Lawyers, an organization documenting violence in Sudan, reported the incident but did not attribute responsibility for this strike.

The day before, a drone hit a civilian vehicle in the town of al-Shaatout, killing 13 people, including five women, as they traveled to another wedding, Emergency Lawyers said. This incident further underscores the rising toll of civilian casualties amid the conflict that has fractured Sudan.

The rapid increase in drone warfare has intensified concerns over civilian protection and the targeting of non-combatants in the ongoing hostilities between Sudan’s military and RSF forces. Both factions have repeatedly been accused of violating human rights, but the recent use of armed drones marks an escalation in the methods of warfare, disproportionately affecting civilian populations.