Over 100 killed, 113 injured in drone strike on Sudan market
A drone strike on a crowded market in Nyala, Sudan, has resulted in over 100 deaths and more than 100 injuries. Rights groups and local officials have blamed the Sudanese military for the attack on the RSF-controlled area.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the increasing use of drone warfare against civilian populations.
More than 100 people were killed and 113 injured in a drone strike on a crowded market in Nyala, South Darfur, on Monday evening, according to rights groups and local officials cited by The Associated Press and Radio Tamazuj.Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in Sudan, said in a statement on Tuesday that the strike hit Tanqong Market in the Dumaya neighbourhood of Nyala, a city controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The group blamed the Sudanese military for the attack and called for an independent investigation.Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said 36 bodies had arrived at its hospital in Nyala and that its emergency room had treated 150 injured people, AP reported.Dr Alaa al-Din Nugud, health minister in the RSF-aligned Tasis administration, told Radio Tamazuj that 102 civilians were killed and 113 injured.
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