Drone strikes blamed on Sudan's army kill more than 200 people

Killed in West Kordofan on Sunday

150 people

Strikes in two areas of West Kordofan state on Sunday evening killed 150 people, including dozens travelling to a funeral, sources told the Sudan War Observatory.

In Abyei, drones hit a market on Monday and killed 73 people, the region's information minister said. A military source said the army carried out the attack, calling the market a fuel supply site for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

South Sudan, which jointly administers Abyei with Sudan and also claims it, summoned Sudan's ambassador to lodge a formal protest.

We are alarmed by the continued deadly drone strikes across the country that are killing civilians, including children, and that are disrupting essential services.

— Stéphane Dujarric, UN spokesperson

Background

The war between the army and the RSF began in April 2023 and has killed at least 59,000 people, according to the conflict monitor ACLED.