GB50A guided bomb

Conflict Usage

Sudan War

Side: Rapid Support ForcesRole: Drone-delivered precision strike munitionprecision firesUAVstrike

In the Sudan War, Amnesty International identified GB50A bomb fragments from the RSF drone strike near al-Malha in North Darfur on 9 March 2025.

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