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Drone attacks reportedly kill children in Khartoum and dozens in Kordofan
Medics and rights groups say more than 160 people died in recent drone attacks across Sudan, with each side accused.
The short version
- A drone strike reportedly killed three children in Khartoum on Monday; Emergency Lawyers blamed the RSF, which had no immediate comment.[ABC News]
- Emergency Lawyers said Sudanese military drone strikes killed dozens of civilians in West Kordofan over the weekend.[ABC News]
- Residents and medical workers said a drone attack on a transport hub in Al-Dibab killed 80 people, and the RSF's Tasis administration and Emergency Lawyers accused the army.[Al Jazeera]
- Medics and rights groups say more than 160 people were killed in recent drone attacks, and attribution remains contested.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Emergency Lawyers said a drone attack killed three children aged two, four and six in Imtidad Nasser, east of Khartoum's airport.[ABC News]
- Emergency Lawyers blamed the RSF for the Khartoum strike, and the RSF had no immediate comment.[ABC News]
- Emergency Lawyers said Sudanese military drone strikes killed dozens of civilians in West Kordofan, including at a market in al-Muglad and in the Al-Dabab area.[ABC News]
- Residents and medical workers said a drone attacked a transport hub in Al-Dibab, West Kordofan, on Sunday evening, killing 80 people.[Al Jazeera]
- The RSF's self-declared Tasis administration and Emergency Lawyers accused the army of carrying out the Al-Dibab attack.[Al Jazeera]
- Medics and rights groups reported more than 160 people killed in recent days in drone attacks across Sudan.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Attribution is contested: the RSF had no immediate comment on the Khartoum strike, and the accusation against the army for the Al-Dibab attack comes from the RSF administration and a rights group.[ABC News · Al Jazeera]
- The death toll of more than 160 is reported by medics and rights groups and is not independently confirmed in the provided reporting.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.