Sudan drone strikes kill at least 306 in October as UN rights chief demands ceasefire
The UN rights office said strikes by both sides hit homes, markets, hospitals and displacement sites, deepening Sudan’s humanitarian crisis.
- On Friday, Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned a sharp escalation in drone strikes across Sudan, where the Human Rights Office documented at least 306 deaths and hundreds of injuries during the first three weeks of October.
- Strikes attributed to the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, and displacement sites, destroying essential services and deepening the humanitarian crisis.
- Among the deadliest attacks, a "double-tap" drone strike on a transport truck in Dibab killed at least 139 people on October 18, while a separate market strike in Abyei killed more than 80 on October 19.
- On Monday, the United States, the European Union, and 30 other countries warned that famine could spread across Sudan, signaling that hunger is now a primary international concern alongside the conflict.
- Despite delegates from 21 countries meeting in Geneva on October 21, the talks ended without a ceasefire, prompting continued calls for accountability regarding mass atrocity crimes and illegal arms transfers sustaining the conflict.
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The drones turned into one of the most visible weapons of war in the Sudan, with escalating attacks on markets, homes, civilian gatherings and vital installations
Both warring parties in Sudan increasingly rely on armed drones. A UN observer describes the numerous attacks on refugee camps as disturbing.
Sudan drone strikes kill at least 306 in October as UN rights chief demands ceasefire
The UN Human Rights Office has documented numerous drone strikes on displacement sites, recording a surge in casualties among people who had already fled the fighting and sought shelter elsewhere.
Sudan: 'Sudan Drone Strikes Killed 306 in Three Weeks' - UN Human Rights Chief
Amsterdam / Geneva / Sudan -- The UN Human Rights Office documented hundreds of deaths and injuries in October, with attacks attributed to both sides hitting displacement sites, markets, hospitals, and vital infrastructure. The UN Security Council has separately condemned deadly drone strikes in Abyei.
UN investigators: network in Chad, Puntland, Libya and the UAE backs the RSF, and drone attacks on civilians hit a record in October
The UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan says individuals and entities in four places support the Rapid Support Forces, calls for an arms embargo on all of Sudan, and reports mass detention and drone strikes in El Obeid.
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