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Sudan Courthouse Drone Strike That Killed Tribal Leaders Raises Escalation Risk in Darfur and Beyond

A drone strike on a courthouse in North Darfur’s Kabkabiya region killed at least 37 people, including tribal leaders meeting inside, and wounded about 40 more, according to Sudanese media. As the RSF and allied fighters push into new territory in Blue Nile state, the attack turns local dispute‑resolution venues into targets and pushes Sudan’s fragmented war deeper into its social fabric.

One of Sudan’s few remaining forums for local dispute resolution has been hit by war from the air. A drone strike on a courthouse in North Darfur has killed dozens of people, including tribal leaders, underscoring how the country’s spiraling conflict is now tearing into the local institutions that help communities hold together. The attack struck the courthouse in the Gurra‑Zawiya district of Kabkabiya in North Darfur while a meeting of local leaders was underway, killing at least 37 people and wounding about 40, the Sudan Tribune reported. Those killed reportedly included tribal figures who played roles in mediating disputes and managing communal tensions in a region that has long…

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