A Sudanese army drone strike hit a traditional court session in northern Darfur on Sunday, killing 35 people, according to the local rights organisation the Emergency Lawyers Group. The attack, in the village of Ghara al-Zawiya, targeted an area controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the army's main opponent in Sudan's three-year civil war. The strike underscores the continuing toll of the conflict on civilians and the growing use of drones by both sides to hit populated areas.

Witnesses said the court session was being held under a tree with local community leaders present when two drones flew over and launched more than four missiles; dozens more people were injured. Among the dead were four tribal leaders and two RSF commanders. The Emergency Lawyers Group condemned the strike as a "grave violation of international humanitarian law" and called for an investigation, while the Sudanese army has not commented. The RSF, which controls most of Darfur, has itself faced accusations of war crimes, including a UN fact-finding mission's finding that its siege of el-Fasher last year bore the "hallmarks of genocide" — an accusation it denies.