Sudan civil war: Children among 13 killed after drone hits home in el-Obeid city, medics say

At least 13 people, including eight children, have been killed in the strike in el-Obeid city, medics say.

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Most of the dead were part of the same family, the medical group added.

Although no group has claimed responsibility, the medics say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out the attack in an area controlled by the army, and which it has been trying to penetrate for months.

As the civil war between Sudan's army and RSF rebels approaches its third year, the scale of suffering has seen it described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis by the UN and aid agencies.

To date, more than 11 million people have been forced from their homes by the violence, and hundreds of thousands of people have been killed. Widespread sexual violence is also being used as a weapon of war.