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Strike on Market in Sudan’s Kordofan Region Kills at Least 28 People, Rights Group Says

The drone strike targeted a crowded market during peak hours, killing 28 civilians including women and children, amid ongoing intense conflict in Sudan's Kordofan region.

  • A market bombing in Sudri locality on Sunday killed at least 28 and wounded dozens while the bustling market was struck, Emergency Lawyers said.
  • Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military have battled across Sudan as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the Kordofan region remains volatile and both sides face atrocity accusations.
  • Over a week ago, a drone near Rahad in North Kordofan hit a vehicle carrying displaced families, killing at least 24 people including eight children, while a day earlier a World Food Program convoy was targeted.
  • Aid groups warned the true war death toll could be many times higher, while the World Health Organization reports at least 40,000 killed and 12 million displaced, demanding an immediate halt to drone attacks by both warring parties.
  • The U.N. Human Rights Office reported on Friday that more than 6,000 were killed in over three days during the el-Fasher offensive and RSF actions in Darfur, describing widespread atrocities as war crimes and possible crimes against humanity.
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In the civil war country of Sudan, at least 28 people were killed in a drone attack on a marketplace, according to human rights activists.

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A drone attack on a crowded marketplace in central Sudan has killed 28 people, a human rights group said on Monday.

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The market was full of civilians at the time of the attack, including women, children and the elderly. According to the Emergency Lawyers organization, at least 28 people were killed and dozens more injured.

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Anadolu Ajansı broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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