By Adel Abdelrheem
ISTANBUL (AA) - A drone strike on a religious school killed one student and wounded 18 others, including children, on Wednesday in the city of Al-Rahad in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, medical sources told Anadolu.
The drone hit the Sheikh Ahmed al-Badawi boarding school in Al-Rahad, witnesses said, without identifying who carried out the attack.
Adam Abubakr Othman, head of the school, said the attack occurred after morning prayers during a lesson as students were reciting Islam’s holy book, the Quran.
“The strike led to the death of one student and injured about 18 others from the school,” he said in a video posted on social media.
Activists in North Kordofan also shared images on social media showing the strike site and injured students.
There was no comment from Sudanese authorities, and no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sudanese authorities and human rights groups have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting civilian facilities. The RSF has not responded to the accusations and says it works to protect civilians.
In addition to the Darfur region, Sudan’s three Kordofan states -- North, West and South -- have seen heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
The conflict, which began in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced about 13 million people, creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and famine conditions, according to UN reports.
*Writing by Lina Altawell