Sudan drone strikes killed 306 in three weeks
UN human rights chief Volker Türk reported hundreds injured as attacks hit civilian sites and infrastructure across the country.
At least 306 people died and hundreds more were injured in Sudan during the first three weeks of October due to drone strikes. The United Nations Human Rights Office documented these attacks, which were attributed to both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Civilian areas including homes, markets, hospitals, and displacement sites were hit, along with vital infrastructure like power stations and water sources.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the escalating drone attacks deeply disturbing, noting they have caused the majority of conflict-related civilian deaths in Sudan this year. He highlighted that scores of civilians were killed and essential services destroyed, worsening the humanitarian crisis and driving displacement. The UN urged warring parties to adhere to international humanitarian law and avoid targeting civilians and civilian objects.
Specific incidents included alleged SAF drone strikes on shelters in West Kordofan between October 6 and 10, killing at least 25 civilians. In Blue Nile state, an alleged RSF strike on October 9 near a gold mining site killed at least 31 displaced people, mostly women and children. On October 18, a transport truck was struck in a double-tap drone attack in Dibab, West Kordofan, killing at least 139 people.
Why it mattersCivilians in Sudan were killed and injured by drone strikes hitting homes, markets, hospitals, and displacement sites.