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An aerial attack struck two World Food Programme aid trucks in South Kordofan, according to material contained in the supplied reports. The World Food Programme said one person was killed in the attack. Darfur displacement representatives condemned the incident, warning that attacks on humanitarian transport threaten critical aid routes and worsen conditions for civilians affected by Sudan’s conflict. The supplied material did not establish responsibility for the strike, so attribution to either warring party remains unsupported. مجلس-حقوق-الإنسان-يمدّد-ولاية-…

Witnesses told Sudan Tribune that several explosions were heard in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state, during a drone attack early Saturday. The witnesses said ground defences engaged the drones, which reportedly attempted to strike several areas; their intended targets were not identified. Neither the Sudanese army nor the regional government had commented at publication time. The report attributed the attack to the Rapid Support Forces, but did not provide independent confirmation or report casualties from this strike.

On Saturday, the captain of a crude oil tanker reported that an unknown projectile had struck the vessel about four nautical miles east of Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency. The report did not identify the vessel, the projectile, or who was responsible. All crew members were reported safe, and no environmental impact had been reported at the time of the account. The precise strike location was not provided.

A government source in South Kordofan told Sudan Tribune that Rapid Support Forces drones struck Dilling on Friday evening, killing two civilians and injuring others. The report said Dilling had also faced sustained drone and heavy artillery attacks by the RSF and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North. It did not provide the number of additional wounded, precise strike locations, or independent verification of the attribution. The incident was reported amid active fighting in South Kordofan.

In Khartoum, Sudan’s army chief and Sovereignty Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addressed newly admitted military college cadets. He said the armed forces should serve the Sudanese people and that recruits’ loyalty should rise above political, tribal, and regional affiliations. He also urged cadets to develop their military and technical capabilities. The remarks were reported amid the ongoing war and the army’s recruitment activity; the source did not provide further details about the ceremony or its participants.

A drone strike hit student housing associated with the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, North Kordofan, killing five people and injuring 47, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The network accused the Rapid Support Forces of carrying out the attack. The RSF had not immediately commented, and the responsible party could not be independently verified in the report. The incident added to reported drone attacks in El Obeid amid fighting between Sudanese forces in the wider Kordofan region.

On Friday, the Sudanese Armed Forces said they had retaken Al-Mazroub, a strategic town in North Kordofan, after clashes with the Rapid Support Forces. Army statements claimed the RSF suffered casualties and vehicle losses, but gave no figures; the article said those claims could not be independently verified. Al-Mazroub lies about 130 kilometres northwest of El Obeid and has been used as a livestock market and military supply route. Control of the town may affect movement and supply lines in the region.

On Friday, Pakistan’s foreign minister said the political and defence strategy committee of the Mecca Defence Agreement would hold an emergency meeting in Riyadh the following week to discuss Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The minister said the committee would determine next steps at the meeting and that more than six countries had expressed interest in joining. The meeting had been announced but had not yet taken place when the report was published.

On Friday, a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency. The impact caused a small fire and a loss of electrical power aboard the vessel. The fire was later extinguished, and the tanker continued its voyage. The report did not identify the ship, the attacker, or the precise point in the strait, so the incident’s location and responsibility remain unspecified.

Two people were injured on October 1 when an explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated near an Internal Security Forces checkpoint in the Jazrat Al-Buhumayd area of western Deir Ezzor countryside. The Syrian Arab News Agency cited a security source stating that the relevant authorities had begun investigating the explosion and collecting evidence to establish the circumstances and identify those responsible. The incident was mentioned as background in a later report about a soldier's death. No perpetrator was identified, and the victims' identities were not disclosed.

An Istanbul court ordered access blocked to independent news outlet T24 and its X account, which the report said had roughly two million followers. The court attributed the decision to 118 items published during the previous year that it characterized as LGBT-related propaganda. T24 editor Gökşer Tahincioğlu said the measure resulted from a campaign targeting the outlet over its criticism of the government. Opposition leader Özgür Özel visited the organization and publicly called for the blocking decision to be reversed.

Turkish Workers’ Party lawmaker Can Atalay announced a one-day hunger strike coinciding with the opening of parliament to protest his continued detention. Atalay has been imprisoned since April 2022 over accusations related to the 2013 Gezi Park protests and was elected to parliament again in May 2023. The report noted that Turkey’s Constitutional Court had twice ruled that his rights were violated and called for his release, while lower and appellate judicial authorities did not implement those decisions.