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The group, which monitors violence against civilians, stated that the children were aged two, four, and six and died in the Imtidad Nasser neighbourhood. Emergency Lawyers blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for this strike. The RSF has been in conflict with the Sudanese military for over three years."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In a separate incident, the Sudanese military carried out drone strikes in West Kordofan province over the weekend. These attacks, which targeted a market in al-Muglad on Saturday and the Al-Dabab area on Sunday, killed dozens of civilians, including women and children. Emergency Lawyers described both the Khartoum and West Kordofan attacks as violations of international humanitarian law."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the date of the Khartoum attack"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Hindu reported the drone attack in Khartoum occurred on October 19, 2026. 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