Nyala/Al-Junaynah, April 01 (Darfur24)
A member of the leadership body of the TASIS Alliance,
Osama Hassan Hussein was killed on Tuesday after a drone strike targeted a house in Nyala, South Darfur, amid escalating aerial attacks and violence across Sudan.
Residents reported multiple explosions across Nyala as drones struck several areas, including a house in the Khartoum Balil area hosting figures linked to the alliance. The attack also injured at least four people.
The alliance’s affiliated “Peace Government” condemned the incident as a “political assassination,” accusing elements within the military establishment and Islamist-linked groups of responsibility—claims not yet commented on by those parties. It called for an independent international investigation and warned of a dangerous escalation targeting civilian political actors.
In West Darfur, four civilians were killed in separate drone strikes believed to have been carried out by the Sudanese army. Local sources said a drone targeted two civilian vehicles in the Um Kalul area east of El Geneina, killing two people. One vehicle was carrying charcoal, while the other was loaded with food supplies.
Another strike hit a vehicle along the road linking Sarf Umra and Al-Junaynah, killing two civilians, while a separate raid targeted a military vehicle in the Kadida area of Krink locality, with no immediate details on casualties. Videos circulated online showed burning civilian vehicles believed to be among those hit.
The escalation comes alongside continued ground fighting in South Kordofan. Local sources said civilians were killed and injured after forces from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), allied with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), attacked the city of Dilling on Saturday.
A nurse at Dilling Hospital reported that at least 28 injured civilians were received, while the death toll remains unclear, with some victims buried before reaching medical facilities. Residents said the attackers advanced from multiple directions before being repelled by the Sudanese Armed Forces, which claimed heavy losses among the attackers.
The incidents highlight a growing pattern of intensified drone strikes and ground assaults, driving civilian casualties and deepening insecurity across multiple areas of Sudan.