Conflict & Security
Drone attacks blamed on both sides kill over 160 in Sudan
October 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A wave of drone attacks has killed more than 160 people across Sudan since Friday, according to medics and rights groups.
- A drone strike near al-Dibab's market in West Kordofan killed 80 people on Sunday evening, witnesses and medical sources said.
- An RSF drone attack struck displaced people in Blue Nile province on Friday, killing 41, rights group Emergency Lawyers said.
- A drone attack on Nyala, South Darfur's capital, killed 17 people including seven RSF officers, local medical and RSF sources said.
- The US urged the Security Council to push for a humanitarian truce and expand Sudan's arms embargo, which China and Russia opposed widening.