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Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan

The Guardian World · 19 October 2026 at 15:45

Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan

Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home.

Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”.

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Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan

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