Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 200 people, sources say

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Briefing Summary

AI-generated · Oct 20, 2026

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Sudan's army is accused of conducting drone strikes that killed over 200 people in West Kordofan and Abyei. In West Kordofan, 150 people died on Sunday evening, with sources reporting a truck carrying mourners and a market allegedly supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted. In Abyei, 73 people were killed Monday when drones hit a market, an attack a military source confirmed the army carried out, stating it was an RSF fuel supply site. This incident has heightened tensions between Sudan and South Sudan, who jointly administer Abyei, leading South Sudan to summon Sudan's ambassador. Drones are increasingly used in the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which has caused a severe humanitarian crisis.

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73 people were killed in Abyei by drone strikes hitting a market on Monday.

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The army carried out the Abyei attack, targeting a fuel supply site for the RSF.

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150 people died in West Kordofan state strikes on Sunday evening.

statisticSudan War Observatory sources

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Sudan's army accused of drone strikes killing over 200 people, including mourners and those at a fuel market.

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The war has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over 14 million people.

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Sudan's army has been accused of launching several drone strikes that have reportedly killed more than 200 people, including dozens travelling to a funeral.The death toll from strikes in two areas of West Kordofan State on Sunday evening was 150, sources told the Sudan-war-observatory" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="220213" data-entity-type="organization">Sudan War Observatory, which tracks the Conflict that erupted in 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).In Abyei, a disputed border area between Sudan and Sudan" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="3169" data-entity-type="location">South Sudan, 73 people were killed when Drones hit a market on Monday, the region's information minister said.A military source told the BBC the army had carried out the Abyei attack, saying the market was a fuel supply site for the RSF.The attack has raised tensions between Sudan" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="3169" data-entity-type="location">South Sudan and Sudan, which jointly administer Abyei, as they both claim ownership to the oil-rich region in a dispute that has remained unresolved since Sudan" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="3169" data-entity-type="location">South Sudan ceded in 2011.Sudan" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="3169" data-entity-type="location">South Sudan has summoned Sudan's ambassador to lodge a formal protest. There are fears the Conflict could spill across the border.Despite a partial arms embargo on Sudan, foreign countries have been supplying both the army and the RSF with Drones and they are increasingly becoming the weapon of choice in the Conflict.The war has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced more than 14 million from their homes.

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