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Drone Attacks Across Sudan Escalate, 160 Reported Killed

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A wave of escalating drone attacks across Sudan has killed over 160 people in recent days, worsening the country's severe humanitarian crisis.

A wave of drone attacks across Sudan has killed more than 160 people in recent days.
A drone attack in the capital, Khartoum, killed three children on Monday.
The ongoing civil war involves the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and government troops who have been fighting since 2023.
An 80-person death toll occurred on Sunday evening at a transport hub near a market in al-Dabba town, West Kordofan.
Thirty of the 47 wounded people taken to al-Mujlad later died from their injuries.
Military air defences intercepted several RSF drones targeting the Atbara and Setit dams in Gadarif state.
A drone attack in Nyala killed 17 people, including seven RSF officers, and wounded 23 others on Monday.
An RSF drone strike hit displaced people in the Blue Nile province on Friday, killing 41 people.
The United Nations reported that the conflict has killed at least 59,000 people and forced about 13 million from their homes.
An estimated 33.7 million people in Sudan urgently need food support, with 825,000 children facing severe acute malnutrition.