At least 79 civilians, including 43 children, were killed and 38 others injured in a drone strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in South Kordofan on Friday, Sudanese authorities said.

In a statement, the South Kordofan state government said four women were among the victims in the attack that targeted the city of Kalogi in western Sudan.

It said the drone fired four missiles into a kindergarten, a hospital and densely populated areas in the city, decrying the attack as a “heinous crime” by the RSF-allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).

The state government called on the international community and human rights groups to take a firm stance to end these violations, designate the RSF as a “terrorist organization,” and hold its allies accountable for what

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