At least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, were killed when a drone strike hit a school and health center in Shukeiri village in White Nile State.

Local medical officials and the Sudan Doctors Network blamed the attack on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The strike also injured at least 10 people, with several girls suffering serious wounds and receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.

The attack is part of the ongoing conflict in Sudan that began in April 2023 between the military and the RSF, devastating the country, The Guardian has reported.

The war has killed more than 40,000 people and involved widespread atrocities that are being investigated by the International Criminal Court as possible war crimes.