More than 100 killed in Sudanese army drone market strike

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 22:20 · Archive

A Sudanese military drone strike on a market in Nyala has killed more than 100 people and injured 113.

A Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, South Darfur has killed more than 100 people and injured 113. Many of those killed and injured were women and children, according to Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in the country. The group condemned the attack and called for an independent investigation.

Doctors Without Borders reported that 36 bodies arrived at its hospital in Nyala and said it saw 150 injured in its emergency room. Emergency Lawyers stated: 'This massacre transformed a civilian marketplace into a scene of mass killing and injury and is an assault that threatens the lives of residents and compounds their suffering amid the ongoing war.'

Nyala is the capital of South Darfur province and is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting the Sudanese army since 2023. Drone strikes have escalated dramatically in recent weeks, with both the RSF and the military conducting strikes that have killed hundreds. The conflict has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with about 34 million people needing assistance according to the UN.

Separately, a drone strike on a major power substation left large parts of Khartoum without electricity for more than 12 hours, forcing hospitals and bakeries to rely on generators and limiting water supplies across the capital.

How it is being reported

• More than 100 killed in Sudanese army drone attackA Sudanese military drone strike has killed more than 100 people at a market in Nyala, South Darfur.Perth Now · 27 Oct, 21:45
• More than 100 killed in Sudanese army drone attackA Sudanese military drone strike has killed more than 100 people at a market in Nyala, South Darfur.The West Australian · 27 Oct, 21:45

In this story: Nyala · South Darfur · Sudan · Rapid Support Forces · Sudanese army · Emergency Lawyers · Doctors Without Borders · Khartoum

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