### [2026-08-7](/feed/2026/08/7/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan. 




### Sources:

1. [Sudan Tribune](https://sudantribune.com/article/317129)

### Changes:

1. In Sudan's Kordofan region, armed forces repel a kamikaze drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan.  _2026-08-07 21:57:17 (First version)_
1. Sudanese armed forces repel a surprise drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces in Dilling, South Kordofan. Additionally, five civilians are reported to be killed in El Obeid, North Kordofan.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [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, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, armed forces_
2. [The Sudanese Army says that they have launched drone strikes to foil preparations by Rapid Support Forces to launch new assaults on the North Kordofan capital of El Obeid in Sudan. ](/feed/2026/06/20/the-sudanese-army-says-that-they-have-launched-drone-strikes-to-foil-preparations-by-rapid-support-forces-to-launch-new.md) _Context: El Obeid, North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
3. [The Sudan Doctors Network reports that a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, has injured six people. ](/feed/2026/05/21/the-sudan-doctors-network-reports-that-a-drone-strike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-and-sudan-people-s-liberation-movement.md) _Context: Dilling, Rapid Support Forces, South Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
4. [Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N. ](/feed/2026/04/6/sudanese-army-says-that-it-has-reopened-the-road-linking-dilling-south-kordofan-and-north-kordofan-following-battles-be.md) _Context: Dilling, North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, South Kordofan, Sudanese civil war, armed forces_
5. [At least 14 people are killed and 23 others are injured in a drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/03/29/at-least-14-people-are-killed-and-23-others-are-injured-in-a-drone-strike-on-dilling-south-kordofan-sudan.md) _Context: Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, drone attack_
6. [The Sudanese military recaptures the town of Barah in North Kordofan, Sudan, following a ground assault backed by airstrikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the RSF and destroying 32 RSF combat vehicles. ](/feed/2026/03/6/the-sudanese-military-recaptures-the-town-of-barah-in-north-kordofan-sudan-following-a-ground-assault-backed-by-airstr.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, armed forces_
7. [At least three aid workers are killed and four others are injured in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North on an aid convoy in South Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/02/19/at-least-three-aid-workers-are-killed-and-four-others-are-injured-in-a-drone-attack-by-the-rapid-support-forces-and-suda.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, South Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, drone attack_
8. [A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike kills at least three people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/12/13/a-rapid-support-forces-rsf-drone-strike-kills-at-least-three-people-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan-sudan.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, drone attack_
9. [The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification review committee reports that famine is detected in two Sudanese regions, Darfur and South Kordofan, amid increased fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which blocks humanitarian access. ](/feed/2025/11/3/the-integrated-food-security-phase-classification-review-committee-reports-that-famine-is-detected-in-two-sudanese-regio.md) _Context: Rapid Support Forces, South Kordofan, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, armed forces_
10. [At least six people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a hospital in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/05/30/at-least-six-people-are-killed-and-fifteen-others-are-injured-in-a-drone-strike-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-hospita.md) _Context: North Kordofan, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, drone attack_