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A Drone Strike Hits School and Medical Center in Southern Sudan, Killing 17, Mostly Schoolgirls

At least 17 civilians, mostly schoolgirls, were killed in a drone strike by Rapid Support Forces with no military targets present, rights experts say.

  • An explosive-laden drone strike blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries hit a school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls.
  • The attack in the village of Shukeiri in White Nile province left at least 10 people wounded, including three girls with serious injuries.
  • The Sudan Doctors Network and a hospital official blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for the strike, which they said represented a continuation of violations in the area.
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A drone attack in southern Sudan has killed seventeen people and injured at least ten others. A drone carrying explosives struck a secondary school and a medical center. The aid organization Sudan Doctors Network holds the rebel group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) responsible. The Associated Press reports that the rebel group did not respond to a request for comment on the attack. The drone attack occurred in White Nile State, south of the capital,…

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A drone strike has hit a Sudan school and medical center, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls

An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries has struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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