A drone strike in Sudan's Abyei market kills people, with Sudan denying army involvement
Drone attacks across Sudan killed hundreds in multiple locations, including Abyei, Darfur, and West Kordofan, with over 1,100 deaths reported in the first half of the year. More than 11 million people have fled the country. The conflict between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces has caused over 200,000 deaths.
- The RSF militia blamed the Sudanese military for the attack.
- More than 1,100 people died in drone attacks across Sudan during the first half of this year.
- Drone attacks targeted military installations in eastern Sudan on Sunday morning.
- At least 80 people died when a drone struck a traffic junction in Abyei.
- Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration’s caretaker information minister, blamed Sudan’s military for the attack.
- The Sudanese army confirmed air strikes occurred in Nyala.
- A doctor stated thirty people died from injuries after being transported to Al-Mujlad.
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that increasing drone strikes across Sudan exposed civilians to further harm.
- The Rapid Support Forces have been fighting the regular army for over three years.
- The armed groups have been fighting the Sudanese army since 2023.
- The caretaker information minister in Abyei stated the death toll reached at least 153.
- The strike hit Amiet market on Monday, according to authorities in Abyei district.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the drone attacks in the Abyei area.
- Three diplomatic sources stated the strike hit a fuel depot.
- Ahmed Abakar Wadi helped bury 50 bodies.
- The African Union condemned deadly drone attacks in Sudan and Abyei.
- Three children died in a drone attack by the RSF in Khartoum.
- Reports indicated approximately 80 people were killed in Al-Dibab in West Kordofan.
- A strike on a transport truck killed at least 139 people in Al-Dibab town.
- Strikes across Sudan killed more than 100 people on Sunday and Monday.
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