Drone Strikes Kill Over 160 Across Sudan
The Facts
- A wave of drone strikes has killed more than 160 people across Sudan since Friday, according to medics and rights groups, hitting the army-held capital Khartoum and two western areas controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- A drone hit a transport hub near a market in al-Dibab, West Kordofan, on Sunday evening, killing 80 people. Resident Ahmed Abakar Wadi said he helped bury 50 bodies, including his brother's, and that the drone struck again 10 minutes later.
- Sudanese air defenses intercepted RSF drones near Khartoum International Airport on Monday, but one crashed into a home east of the airport, killing three children aged 2 to 6. Their mother was admitted to intensive care.
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The Spin
Pro-RSF narrative
Dropping bombs on crowded markets and sleepy towns is a war crime. Hospitals already stretched past the breaking point should not be swamped with hundreds of maimed shoppers and children because an air force decided civilian neighborhoods are fair game. Real accountability, not another round of hollow condemnations, is what protecting Sudanese lives takes.
Pro-SAF narrative
Blame belongs with the paramilitary launching drones at the capital and airport, not with the army defending against the assault. How else is the military supposed to protect civilians and property if not by shooting those drones down and beating back ground assaults? A force with a record of hitting civilian facilities has no standing to lecture anyone about protecting life.
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Sudan's devastating civil war is being intensified by foreign weapons, drones and mercenaries. External networks linked to the UAE, Turkey and Colombia supply rival forces with military equipment, funding and personnel. Advanced drones are extending attacks beyond frontlines, damaging hospitals, electricity and fuel facilities. With millions displaced and hunger worsening, third countries must halt risky arms transfers — and the crimes being perpetrated.
