US EditionSudan: Dozens Killed in Drone Strikes On Markets in Kordofan and East Darfur
Drone strikes killed 33 and injured 59 in West Kordofan's markets, amid ongoing conflict between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
- On Sunday, drone strikes on markets in paramilitary Rapid Support Forces-controlled Abu Zabad and Wad Banda, West Kordofan, and El-Daein, East Darfur, killed 33 people, AFP and medical sources said.
- Amid the nearly three-year war, Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces have clashed in the Kordofan region, relying on drone warfare that increased civilian casualties and drew UN criticism.
- At local hospitals, doctors said two drones struck markets on Saturday, injuring 59 people, while residents using satellite internet reported burying 20 people after the strikes.
- The RSF accused the army of strikes, while a military source denied targeting civilians, saying they only target rebels and their equipment.
- Escalating violence has also hit hospitals and health facilities, with over 1,800 killed in attacks by December, while last week clashes in Dilling, South Kordofan, killed at least 28 people.
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Sudan: Dozens Killed in Drone Strikes On Markets in Kordofan and East Darfur
At least 34 people were killed and 63 injured when drone strikes hit the town of Abu Zabad in West Kordofan yesterday, according to the Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees), which is aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Most of the victims were women and children.
Drone strikes in Sudan kill 33
Drone strikes on markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in the Kordofan region killed 33 people Sunday, while a strike in Darfur resulted in a raging oil fire, sources told AFP. Two of the attacks were on small towns in West Kordofan state — part of the resource-rich Kordofan region, currently the fiercest battlefront in the nearly three-year war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In RSF-controlled Abu Zabad …
Drone strikes attributed to the army in Kordofan and Darfur markets resulted in 33 deaths on Sunday 8 March. Rich in oil, Kordofan became the main focus of the fighting.
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Drone strikes on markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in the Kordofan region killed 33 people Sunday, while a strike in Darfur resulted in a raging oil fire, sources told AFP.
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