Drone strikes in Abyei and West Kordofan kill dozens to more than 150 people

Leads with the Abyei market drone strike, citing an unnamed official and emphasizing the reported minimum death toll of at least 153.

A drone strike on a fuel depot at a market in South Sudan's disputed Abyei region has killed at least 153 people, an official said

Emphasises a lower casualty figure and attributes the strike directly to the Sudanese army, relying on local authorities in Abyei.

Frames the event through a government perspective by quoting a minister and reporting “at least seventy/73” deaths in Abyei.

Broadens the focus beyond one attack, highlighting a wider pattern of escalating drone strikes and quoting rights-group concerns about civilian harm.

Relatives and local groups say a Sudan drone strike on Al-Dabab in West Kordofan killed 100 to 150 civilians on Sunday 18 October. The army has not commented. The post Sudan Drone Strike Kills 100+ in Kordofan appeared first on The Rio Times.

Local officials say drone strikes on Amiet Market in disputed Abyei killed 73 people and injured 19 on Monday 19 October 2026. The post Abyei Market Drone Attack Kills 73 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Uses witness testimony and personal detail, describing a drone striking twice and presenting victims as commuters in al-Dibab.

At least 80 people were killed in a drone strike near a market in Sudan’s southern West Kordofan state, a medical source and a witness said Monday. The strike in the town of Al-Dibab on Sunday evening is among the deadliest single attacks since war erupted between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in 2023.

A devastating drone strike near a market in West Kordofan, Sudan, killed 80 people, most of whom were commuters preparing to travel home.