Sudan drone strike near market kills at least 80 people

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 15:13 · Archive

A drone strike near a market in Al-Dibab, Sudan killed at least 80 people on Sunday evening.

A drone strike near a market in the town of Al-Dibab in Sudan's West Kordofan state on Sunday evening killed at least 80 people, according to a medical source and a witness. The strike is among the deadliest single attacks since war erupted between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in April 2023. All of West Kordofan state is under RSF control.

According to a witness who spoke to AFP, the drone struck twice, ten minutes apart, hitting a transport hub where people gather to travel back to their villages after the market day ends. He said he helped bury 50 bodies, including his own brother. A medical source told AFP that 47 others were transported to the nearest town, Al-Mujlad, where 30 of them died from injuries. Another drone strike on Al-Mujlad injured four people.

Sudan's army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF-declared administration accused the army of carrying out the strike. The UN says drone strikes have become the leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan.

How it is being reported

• Drone attack near market kills 80 in SudanWitness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home. Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”. Continue reading...Guardian World · 19 Oct, 15:45
• Drone attack near southern Sudan market kills scoresAt least 80 people were killed in a drone strike near a market in Sudan’s southern West Kordofan state, a medical source and a witness said Monday. The strike in the town of Al-Dibab on Sunday evening is among the deadliest single attacks since war erupted between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in 2023.France 24 · 19 Oct, 15:00
• Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock marketSudan’s army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit.Al Jazeera · 18 Oct, 14:37

In this story: Sudan · Rapid Support Forces · West Kordofan · Al-Dibab · Sudan's army

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