Sudan war: RSF blamed for drone strike that hits funeral near el-Obeid killing many mourners

The paramilitary RSF has been blamed for the attack as fighting in the oil-rich Kordofan area intensifies.

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They blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for Monday's attack on al-Luweib village as mourners had gathered in a tent. The RSF has not yet commented.

Many reportedly died before getting to hospital in el-Obeid, a strategic city that connects the capital, Khartoum, to the western region of Darfur.

Fighting has intensified in this oil-rich Kordofan area and around 20,000 people fled to el-Obeid last week after the RSF captured Bara town, 30km (18 miles) north of the city.

The town fell at the same time as the city of el-Fasher, which had been the army's last stronghold in Darfur.