At least 50 people, including 33 children, were killed in a drone attack on the town of Kalogi, in Sudan's South Kordofan region, which reportedly hit a kindergarten, the BBC reports.
The medical organization Sudan Doctors Network and the military blamed the attack, which took place on Thursday, on the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is fighting the army in Sudan's civil war.
RSF did not immediately comment, according to the BBC.
RSF, however, accused the army of attacking a market in the Darfur region with a drone on Friday, targeting a fuel depot at the Adra border crossing with Chad.
Sudan has been ravaged by war since April 2023, when a power struggle erupted between the RSF and the military, who were previously allies.
The reports could not be independently verified.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is on the side of the military, the kindergarten was hit twice by missiles fired from drones.
It added that both civilians and medical personnel who rushed to the school to help were attacked.
Reacting to reports of the attack in Kalogi, UNICEF spokesman Sheldon Jett said: "The killing of children in their school is a horrific violation of children's rights."
"Children should never have to pay the price of conflict," Jet added.
He said the agency "appeals to all parties to immediately stop these attacks and allow safe, unhindered access for humanitarian aid to reach those in desperate need."
RSF accused the army of attacking the Adra crossing because it is used for "the delivery of humanitarian aid and commercial goods."
According to the "Sudan War Monitor", a research group that tracks the conflict, the attack caused civilian casualties and caused extensive damage to the market.
The military did not immediately comment on the Darfur reports.
Located between the Sudanese capital Khartoum and Darfur, the region consisting of North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Kordofan represents one of the front lines in the civil war.
Fighting for Kordofan – home to nearly eight million people – has intensified as the army advances towards Darfur.
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