Conflict & Security
UN chief condemns drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians in Sudan
November 1, 2026 at 07:25 AM
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Guterres condemned escalating drone strikes that have killed hundreds of civilians in Sudan and urged the warring parties to agree to a ceasefire.
- Guterres, through spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, said drone attacks killed hundreds of civilians, including women and children, across Sudan and Abyei.
- He called the strikes potential violations of international humanitarian law and urged the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces to agree to stop hostilities.
- The UN rights office documented 306 people killed and hundreds wounded by drones in three weeks of October.
- A drone strike on a Nyala market on 26 October killed 102 civilians and wounded 113, per the Emergency Lawyers group, which attributed it to the army.