Air Force attack in Sudan
The Sudanese air force has killed at least 1,700 people in its bombing of residential areas, markets, schools and camps for displaced people, according to an investigation into airstrikes during the country's civil war. The Sudan Witness Project said it had compiled a database of major airstrikes and casualties from government forces in the most recent fighting in Sudan, which began in April 2023. Sudan Witness's analysis found that the air force has used "unguided" bombs more frequently in populated areas.
Unguided bombs are bombs that are not dropped on a specific target; rather, they can fall anywhere after being dropped from the sky, causing more damage. The Sudan Witness Project analysed only bombings carried out by warplanes. The Sudanese armed forces have warplanes. But their rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), do not have any fighter jets.
The RSF has used drones to carry out airstrikes. But the study does not include the number of people killed in drone strikes. Sudan Witness is an initiative run by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), which works to expose human rights abuses. The project is funded by the British Foreign Office. The BBC has obtained an advance copy of the research report. According to the report, Sudan Witness analysed 384 airstrikes carried out between April 2023 and July 2025.
More than 1,700 people were killed, and 1,120 were injured in these attacks. Both the number of deaths and injuries could be higher, as they used the lowest figures. Of the 384 incidents analysed by Sudan Witness, 35 involved bombings in markets or commercial establishments. The places were crowded at the time of the attacks.
Another 19 attacks were on health facilities, shelters for displaced people and educational institutions. Sudan Witness acknowledged that its research is incomplete, as its results are not based on the total number of attacks; rather, they are based on the information available to it.
The project also said that it is difficult to collect information from areas where fighting has occurred. Communication is poor and reliable sources are difficult to identify. In addition, the number of attacks on military targets is likely to be underreported.
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