Sudanese drone attack on market kills more than 150 people
A devastating drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the Sudan-South Sudan border has killed over 150 people. South Sudan has summoned the Sudanese ambassador in protest as ongoing civil war violence increasingly spills across international borders.
Why it matters
The massive civilian death toll marks a severe escalation in the spillover effects of Sudan's civil war, drawing sharp international condemnation and heightening regional instability.
South Sudan has accused Sudan of killing 153 people in a drone strike on a market in disputed territory.
Authorities say the attack was the result of escalating air strikes in Sudan, where government factions have been waging a civil war since 2023.
South Sudan has summoned the Sudanese ambassador in protest and the death toll from the strikes is likely to rise.
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The attack on Monday targeted the Amiet market in the oil-rich Abyei region, disputed territory nestled between the two countries.
Abyei's caretaker minister of information, Yohana Akol Ngor, said 153 had been killed and that the death toll was likely to rise. He said some bodies had been burned to ashes.
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