Drone strike kills dozens in Sudan's Blue Nile region

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 16:13 · Archive

A drone strike in Sudan's Blue Nile region near Ethiopia has killed between 30 and 41 people, mostly women and children.

A drone strike in Sudan's Blue Nile region on Friday killed dozens of displaced people near the Ethiopian border. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, is reported to have carried out the attack.

Accounts of the death toll differ. Al Jazeera reports that the provincial governor said the strike killed 26 women and four children near Wad al-Mahi, with the drone launched from inside Ethiopia. The BBC reports that Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, said 41 people were killed in Abu Shandi area, with eight children among them. The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it was 'appalled' by the strike, noting that initial reports suggested most casualties were women and children.

The attack struck near a displacement camp and an informal gold mining site. Sudan has repeatedly accused Ethiopia of harbouring RSF fighters and providing a supply line for the paramilitary. Ethiopia has denied these allegations. The strike is part of the broader conflict between Sudan's army and the RSF, which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced more than 14 million people since 2023.

How it is being reported

• Drone strike in Sudan kills 40, including children: rights groupA drone strike in Sudan killed dozens of people, including children, said a rights group.New York Post · 10 Oct, 17:19
• Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group saysEight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.BBC World · 10 Oct, 15:49
• Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile regionDrone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.Al Jazeera · 9 Oct, 18:19

In this story: Sudan · Blue Nile region · Ethiopia · Rapid Support Forces · Wad al-Mahi · Damazin · Darfur

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