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Jun- 2026 -

15 June

Sudan Drone Strikes Killed Over 1,000 in First Five Months of 2026: UN

The UN rights chief decried Monday a "sharp increase" in the use of drone warfare in conflict-torn Sudan, with more than 1,000 civilians killed in such strikes during the first five months of 2026.

12 June

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Men sit and lie outside tents and shelters pitched at the Hasahisa secondary school on July 10, 2023, which has been made into a make-shift camp to house the internally displaced fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan

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Drone Strikes on Key Sudan City Kill 23: Rights Group

Drone strikes on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid killed 23 people, a rights group and witnesses said on Thursday, in one of the deadliest aerial attacks the city has seen since the war began.

May- 2026 -

20 May

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Drone Attack Kills 28 at Market in Southern Sudan

A drone strike on a crowded market in southern Sudan killed 28 people and injured 23 more on Tuesday, a medical source and witnesses told AFP, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians in the country's three-year war.

13 May

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Drone Attack Kills Six in Sudan’s Darfur

A drone attack killed six people in the paramilitary-controlled city of Al-Daein in Sudan's Darfur region, medical source and residents said.

11 May

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Children head to the washroom at a refugee camp in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan on May 3, 2025.

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Sudan Drone Strikes Killed at Least 880 Civilians Between January and April: UN

At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said.

3 May

Africa

Sudanese soldiers seen in a convoy escorting Bashir back to prison after his appearance in court in Khartoum in August, 2019.

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Drone Strike Kills Five in Sudan Capital: Rights Group

A paramilitary drone killed five civilians on Saturday when it hit a vehicle in greater Khartoum, a rights group said, the second such attack in the Sudanese capital this week.

Apr- 2026 -

28 April

Africa

Sudanese members of the Rapid Support Forces.

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Sudan Army Strike on Darfur Camp Kills 6: Rights Group

A Sudanese army strike on a displaced persons camp in the western Darfur region killed six civilians and wounded dozens more on Monday, a rights group said.

27 April

Africa

Sudanese security forces patrol in a commercial district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024

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Drone Attack Hits Sudan Aid Truck: UN

A drone attack hit an aid truck in Sudan's North Darfur state, destroying all the supplies on board, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday, without identifying who was responsible.

9 April

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