A Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone strike on Dec. 25 killed at least 11 Christians on their way to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state, Sudan, Morning Star News reported.
At least 18 other people were seriously wounded in the attack on congregation members making their way to the Episcopal Church of Sudan in Julud on Christmas morning, according to the report.
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“The church [building] was not hit, but a congregation who were marching in procession towards the church were targeted,” a local Christian attorney told Morning Star News, requesting anonymity.
Other attacks
The attack follows a Nov. 29 drone attack by the SAF targeting a medical clinic center in the Kumi area of South Kordofan state that reportedly killed 12 people and injured 19 others, including children and women.
Another drone strike on Dec. 5 targeted Ghadeer locality, Kalogi, South Kordofan, killing more than 10 children ages 5 to 7 inside a kindergarten, according to the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Deteriorating conditions
Conditions in Sudan have worsened since the civil war that broke out between the RSF and the SAF in April 2023. Sudan registered increases in the number of Christians killed and sexually assaulted and Christian homes and businesses attacked, according to Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List (WWL) report.
In December 2020, the State Department removed Sudan from its Special Watch List.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by Morning Star News.
