A drone strike near a market in Sudan’s West Kordofan state killed at least 80 people on Sunday, amid a wider wave of attacks condemned by the United Nations.
Residents and medical workers said the drone hit a transport center in al-Dibab, where people had gathered after market day to find rides home. A witness said the drone struck twice, about 10 minutes apart. The witness said he helped bury 50 people.
A medical source said 30 of the 47 wounded people taken to nearby al-Mujlad later died. The RSF’s self-declared administration and Sudanese rights group Emergency Lawyers accused the army of carrying out the al-Dibab attack. The responsibility has not been independently confirmed.
The army had not commented publicly in the reports. Medics and rights groups also reported more than 160 deaths in drone attacks across Sudan’s western regions since Friday. They reported that 41 people were killed at a gathering of displaced people in Blue Nile and 17 in Nyala.
In Khartoum, a separate strike killed four people, including three children, according to a medical source. The UN condemned the attacks and warned that drones were killing civilians, including children. It warned that the drones were disrupting essential services.
The UN urged outside actors to stop contributing to the violence. It called on the warring parties to return to negotiations. The conflict between Sudan’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began in April 2023.
The UN says 20 million people now face severe hunger. The UN says parts of Darfur and Greater Kordofan face a risk of famine.