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UN Says Drones Cause Most Civilian Deaths in Sudan War
UN officials say drones now account for over 80% of civilian conflict deaths in Sudan as foreign suppliers fuel wider strikes.
- United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said this week that armed drones now account for over 80% of conflict-related deaths in Sudan, making them the leading cause of civilian fatalities.
- Foreign-Supplied drone technology from China, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates enables both warring parties to expand strikes on densely populated areas through networks involving Ethiopia, Chad, and Libya.
- ACLED found drone-related deaths surged 600% in 2025, with at least 880 civilians killed between January and April as strikes increasingly target protected infrastructure including hospitals and schools.
- On Tuesday, the Emergency Lawyers reported nine drone attacks on civilian vehicles killed at least 36 people across seven provinces, while Nathaniel Raymond of the Yale School of Public Health detailed RSF 'hunter-killer' operations in el-Fasher.
- The Soufan Center's Gabriella Tejeda warned that with 'battle tempo only increasing, and their backers actively still investing in the war,' neither side appears interested in a resolution.
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Drone strikes account for 80% of civilian deaths in Sudan war, UN says
Drone strikes caused more than 80% of all conflict-related civilian deaths in Sudan during the first four months of 2026, claiming at least 880 lives. Data from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) indicates that these remote-controlled weapons have become the primary threat to non-combatants as the war enters […]
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