Conflict & Security
Sudanese drone strike on Abyei market kills at least 153
October 21, 2026 at 08:56 AM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 11 hours
SNSky News Arabia
مجزرة أبيي.. 153 قتيلا واعتراف لضابط بجيش البرهان
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AJAl Jazeera English
Drone attack in disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region kills at least 153
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CNCNN
Drone strike on a market in disputed African region of Abyei kills at least 153
(opens the publisher’s site)A Sudanese military drone strike hit a market in the disputed Abyei region on Monday, killing at least 153 people, local officials said.
- A senior Sudanese military officer admitted the army carried out the strike, saying it targeted fuel tankers bound for the Rapid Support Forces.
- Abyei's caretaker information minister Yohanna Akol Ngor said the toll could rise as fires from the fuel depot continued to burn.
- South Sudan's Foreign Ministry protested the attack, summoning Sudan's ambassador and urging restraint against civilian targets.
- Doctors Without Borders said it received over 20 wounded at Ameth Bek Hospital, several in critical condition.
- The United Nations condemned the attack, saying dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in the strike.