More than 300 killed in Sudan military drone strikes on funeral truck and fuel market – Sources say
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent More than 300 people have been killed across western Sudan and the disputed border territory of Abyei following a series of military drone strikes, local authorities and civil society monitoring groups reported. The strikes targeted a funeral procession, local gathering spots, and a bustling commercial hub, marking one […]
A bombing campaign by Sudan's military has claimed more than 300 lives across western Sudan and the disputed Abyei region, according to local authorities and civil society groups. The deadliest incident occurred on Sunday evening, when a drone strike targeted a funeral procession in the town of Al-Dabab, killing 150 mourners and five more at a nearby tent.
The following day, an attack on a commercial hub in Amiet Market, six miles from Abyei, resulted in 153 fatalities due to extensive fires that broke out. The strikes were orchestrated from Kadugli, a city in South Kordofan state, under the control of the Sudanese military. While the army claimed it did not intentionally target non-combatants, diplomatic tensions have escalated between Sudan and South Sudan, both of which jointly administer the oil-rich Abyei territory.
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan remains dire, with 20 million people facing acute hunger and the risk of famine, particularly in the Greater Kordofan region, a key corridor linking RSF-controlled Darfur to Khartoum.
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