Sudanese army forces shot down a drone operated by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the city of El-Obeid in North Kordofan state early Saturday, local media reported.

Mohamed Ismail, North Kordofan's humanitarian aid commissioner, told the Sudan Tribune new website: "Drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces militia attacked citizens who were at a funeral, resulting in the death of 40 people and the injury of dozens."