A drone attack on a market in Sudan’s North Kordofan state killed at least six people, including two children, and injured over 26 others, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.It warned that children continue to bear the brunt of the country’s escalating conflict.In a statement on Wednesday, UNICEF said the attack targeted a market in the town of Al-Rahad, killing two children and four adults while injuring more than 20 people, including six children between the ages of 6 and 14.“This latest attack is a stark reminder of the horrific toll the conflict continues to take on children across Sudan,” UNICEF Representative in Sudan Sheldon Yett said.“Markets are places where families gather to buy food, earn a living and meet their basic needs. They should never become places of death and destruction,” he added.‘Deeply alarming’Yett said recent violence in and around the city of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, has drawn international attention, but warned that the situation across the state remains “deeply alarming.”
