Sudan’s army claims killing of dozens of RSF fighters in Nyala attack

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The Sudanese army claims it conducted air attacks on Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in Nyala, killing dozens of RSF fighters. However, the RSF counterclaims that a drone strike hit a livestock market, resulting in 30 civilian deaths including women and children. This contradicts the army’s assertion that its targets were military installations rather than civilian areas. The conflict has intensified across Sudan, with both sides engaging in drone attacks on each other’s positions and infrastructure, causing significant casualties and humanitarian crisis.
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The Sudanese army claims to have killed dozens of RSF fighters in air attacks on Nyala, the southwestern city that serves as the capital of South Darfur state and is also the seat of the RSF’s self-declared administration. However, the paramilitary group disputes this, alleging that the military attacked a busy livestock market, killing 30 civilians including 17 women and five children. Human rights group Emergency Lawyers corroborated the RSF's account by stating on X that a drone affiliated with the Sudanese army struck a market in Nyala. The conflicting reports highlight the ongoing violence and civilian casualties amid the conflict between the Sudanese military and the RSF.

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📰 Sudan Army Claims RSF Killings
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“The articles describe different events: one focuses on the risk of famine due to drought and conflict, while the other reports on an attack by Sudan's army on RSF fighters in Nyala.”
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Topics

Nyala RSF Sudan Sudanese the Rapid Support Forces

Subjects

RSF ORG · 7× Sudanese NORP · 7× Sudan GPE · 5× Nyala GPE · 3× Al Jazeera’s ORG · 1× Almigdad Alruhaid PERSON · 1× Emergency Lawyers ORG · 1× Khartoum GPE · 1× South Darfur GPE · 1× the Rapid Support Forces ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Sudanese army says it has killed dozens of fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a series of air attacks on the southwestern city of Nyala, but the paramilitary group says the military has killed civilians.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
2026-10-17 · Al Jazeera
Sudan’s army claims killing of dozens of RSF fighters in Nyala attack · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Sudanese army says it has killed dozens of fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a series of air attacks on the southwestern city of Nyala, but the paramilitary group says the military has killed civilians. asserted
military → say → civilians
The targets of Friday’s attack were RSF positions and command centres in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state and the seat of the paramilitary group’s self-declared administration, the army said in a statement. asserted
army → declare → statement
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region - list 2 of 3At least 72 Sudanese miners killed in air strike: asserted
strike → kill → strike
- list 3 of 3Conflict, drought increasing risk of famine in Sudan: Monitor However, the RSF said the army carried out a drone attack on a busy livestock market, killing 30 civilians, including 17 women and five children. asserted
army → increase → women
The group has not confirmed or denied whether separate attacks by the army killed some of its fighters and destroyed its command centres. asserted
attacks → confirm → centres
Separately, the human rights group Emergency Lawyers said in a post on X that a market was hit on Friday in Nyala and the drone used was “affiliated” with the Sudanese army. asserted
drone → say → army
Reporting from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid said on Saturday that the fighting between the army and RSF has “intensified”. asserted
fighting → report → army
“In South Kordofan, a source in the Sudanese government told Al Jazeera that RSF carried out drone attacks on mining sites with the exchange in fire intensifying in many parts of Sudan in the past 24 hours. asserted
exchange → tell → hours
The army has repeatedly targeted the Darfur region in western Sudan with drones to try to retake territory controlled by the RSF, which holds most of the area. asserted
which → target → area
This month, Sudanese military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan promised to seize “every inch” of territory under RSF control. asserted
Burhan → promise → control
The Sudanese civil war began in 2023 and has killed tens of thousands of people. asserted
war → begin → people
The United Nations has described the situation in Sudan as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. asserted
Nations → describe → crisis
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