Drone strikes have been seen extensively across Sudan since the war began. AFP
The attacks come as the southern Kordofan region has seen some of the deadliest fighting in recent weeks, with the Sudanese government and army battling the RSF militia in a war that began in April 2023.
The violence also coincides with what residents and aid groups describe as the fiercest RSF assault yet on El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, where the militia group has been carrying out near-daily drone attacks on the strategic city.
The Emergency Lawyers, which has documented abuses throughout the conflict, said one of the vehicles was carrying wedding guests when it was struck on Monday, while the second was transporting water when it came under attack early Tuesday.
The group did not specify who was behind the attacks, but the RSF has been known to carry out attacks on civilians.
Both locations are situated north of El-Obeid, which sits on a key route linking RSF-controlled areas in the western Darfur region with army-held territory in eastern Sudan.
In recent weeks, the United Nations has warned that atrocities similar to those committed during the RSF's assault on the Darfur city of El-Fasher in October last year could be repeated in El-Obeid.
Earlier this year, a UN independent fact-finding mission concluded that the militia group's siege and capture of El-Fasher bore "the hallmarks of genocide".
On Monday, the UN Human Rights Council ordered an urgent inquiry into alleged violations and abuses in El-Obeid, warning of a growing risk of "large-scale atrocities".
Now in its fourth year, the war in Sudan between the RSF militia, whose power base is in Darfur, and the Sudanese government and army has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced more than 11 million and created the world's largest displacement and hunger crises.
Last year, famine was declared in El-Fasher and in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state, while 20 additional areas across Darfur and Kordofan were identified as being at risk.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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