Greater Kordofan, ‌a region comprised of ‍three states, has become the latest frontline in the nearly three-year conflict that has displaced millions of people and caused a vast humanitarian crisis.

Sudan's army says it ended the RSF's siege of al-Dalanj in late January and Kadugli in early February, where residents were confronted with hunger and medical shortages because ⁠of blocked supplies.

"But drone strikes by both sides continue, resulting in dozens of civilian deaths and injuries," Volker Turk told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva during a debate on Sudan.

His office has documented over 90 civilian deaths ‌and 142 injuries from drone strikes by both the RSF and the armed forces from late January through ​to Feb. 6, he said.

Rights workers had ‍feared that these cities would suffer the same fate as Darfur's al-Fasher ‍did ​in ‍October 2025 when it fell to ⁠RSF forces after a ‍long siege, leading to mass killings.

Turk added that thousands from al-Fasher remained missing, saying some were undoubtedly dead while others are believed ⁠to be held ‌in detention conditions he described as inhumane.