### [2026-07-27](/feed/2026/07/27/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# Drone strikes are reported in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, hours after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) secured the National Export Highway, which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260727-drone-strikes-rock-sudan-s-el-obeid-after-army-secures-highway)
2. [The Defense Post](https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/27/sudan-el-obeid-drone-strikes/)

### Changes:

1. Drone strikes are reported in El-Obeid, hours after the Sudanese Armed Forces secured the National Export Highway (Omdurman–El Obeid), which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan.  _2026-07-27 19:54:32 (First version)_
1. Drone strikes are reported in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, hours after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) secured the National Export Highway, which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan areas of Umm Qarfa and Juraikh. The SAF also seize control of the National Export Highway (Omdurman–El Obeid), which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. ](/feed/2026/07/26/the-sudanese-armed-forces-saf-announces-that-they-have-recaptured-the-north-kordofan-areas-of-umm-qarfa-and-juraikh-t.md) _Context: Khartoum, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces, Sudanese civil war_
2. [Darfur Joint Protection Force spokesperson Mutawakkil Ali Wakil confirms that, in coordination with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), that the joint force have retaken control of Umm Sayala, North Kordofan, Sudan, with 38 members of the Rapid Support Forces confirmed to have been killed. ](/feed/2026/07/25/darfur-joint-protection-force-spokesperson-mutawakkil-ali-wakil-confirms-that-in-coordination-with-the-sudanese-armed-f.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces, Sudanese civil war_
3. [The North Kordofan government reports that 15 civilians in the Burbur area south of El-Obeid, Sudan have been killed by a Rapid Support Forces drone strike. ](/feed/2026/07/24/the-north-kordofan-government-reports-that-15-civilians-in-the-burbur-area-south-of-el-obeid-sudan-have-been-killed-by.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
4. [The United Nations Human Rights Council orders an inquiry into alleged human rights violations around El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, warning that civilians face a risk of mass atrocities as the Rapid Support Forces encircles the city amid Sudan's civil war. ](/feed/2026/07/6/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-orders-an-inquiry-into-alleged-human-rights-violations-around-el-obeid-north-ko.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
5. [United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk issues a "red alert" warning in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, of a "catastrophe" and violence in the city. ](/feed/2026/07/3/united-nations-human-rights-chief-volker-turk-issues-a-red-alert-warning-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan-of-a-cat.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
6. [The UN secretary general envoy to Sudan calls for RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to halt attacks on the North Kordofan area of El-Obeid. ](/feed/2026/06/19/the-un-secretary-general-envoy-to-sudan-calls-for-rsf-head-mohamed-hamdan-dagalo-to-halt-attacks-on-the-north-kordofan-a.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
7. [A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), although it has not been independently verified. ](/feed/2026/06/11/a-monitoring-group-reports-that-drone-strikes-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan-have-killed-23-people-and-injured-at-l.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
8. [At least seven people are killed in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces targeting El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/04/25/at-least-seven-people-are-killed-in-drone-strikes-by-the-rapid-support-forces-targeting-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
9. [One person is killed and three others are injured in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces on a humanitarian convoy of the World Food Programme in Allah Karim near El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/02/6/one-person-is-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-in-drone-strikes-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-humanitarian-convoy.md) _Context: El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
10. [The Sudanese Armed Forces retakes the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, after the Rapid Support Forces' withdrawal. ](/feed/2025/03/21/the-sudanese-armed-forces-retakes-the-presidential-palace-in-khartoum-sudan-after-the-rapid-support-forces-withdrawal.md) _Context: Khartoum, Sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces, Sudanese civil war_