Both sides in Sudan's civil war are increasingly using drones to strike military targets, but attacks on markets and residential areas have killed over 160 civilians in recent days.
01Summary
- 01Drone attacks by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have killed more than 160 people in recent days, including three children in Khartoum.
- 02The war, which began in April 2023, has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced 14 million, according to ACLED.
- 03An army drone strike on a transport hub in al-Dabba, West Kordofan, killed 80 people; an RSF drone attack on displaced people in Blue Nile province killed 41.
- 04The Centre for Information Resilience found that 21 drone models are used, sourced from Belarus, Iran, China, Russia, Sudan and Turkiye.
- 05The UN condemned the strikes, saying they kill civilians and disrupt essential services.
02Why it matters
The shift to drone warfare brings the conflict directly into civilian areas, making everyday spaces like markets and transport hubs deadly. For readers, this highlights how military tactics are worsening a humanitarian crisis that has already displaced millions.
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