Sudan civil war: latest events

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1. 24 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   UN says drone strikes killed at least 306 people in Sudan in three weeks

   UN rights chief Volker Türk condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan that killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October. A BBC investigation found hospitals were deliberately targeted by RSF fighters, and Türk says the attacks may amount to war crimes. Reporting also describes drone attacks on supply lines and on cities once considered safe.

2. 23 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   UN says Sudan drone strikes killed at least 306 people in the first three weeks of October

   UN rights chief Volker Türk condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan that killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October. A BBC investigation found the RSF deliberately targeted hospitals, and Türk says such attacks may amount to war crimes. Peace talks resumed in Geneva this week with nearly two dozen countries, aiming for a ceasefire and a transition to inclusive governance.

   UN: Sudan drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks

3. 22 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   BBC finds RSF deliberately targeted hospitals as drone war's civilian toll mounts

   On Thursday a BBC investigation found that hospitals were deliberately targeted by RSF fighters, and UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the attacks may amount to war crimes. Reports the same day described a heavy civilian toll from drone attacks on supply lines and on cities once considered safe. Earlier in the week, drone strikes on Tuesday killed around 150 people at a market in the disputed Abyei region, according to reports, while other sources put deaths from army drone strikes at more than 200. Talks involving nearly two dozen countries resumed in Geneva on Wednesday.

   BBC investigation finds Sudan's RSF deliberately targeted hospitals · Sudan's shift to drone warfare takes heavy toll on civilians

4. 21 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   Drone strikes kill well over 100 as nearly two dozen countries meet in Geneva

   On Wednesday, nearly two dozen countries met in Geneva to discuss a pathway to a ceasefire and a transition to inclusive governance, aiming to end the drone war driving the humanitarian crisis. On Tuesday, a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region killed around 150 people and set a fuel depot ablaze, and South Sudanese officials blamed Sudan's military. Separate reports on Tuesday put the toll from army drone strikes on mourners and a fuel market at more than 200, according to sources.

   Sudan peace talks resume in Geneva with nearly two dozen countries

5. 20 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   Drone strikes on markets and mourners in Sudan kill well over 100, tolls reported up to 200

   On Tuesday, a drone strike hit a market in the disputed Abyei border region and set a fuel depot ablaze, killing around 150 people by one report; South Sudanese officials blamed Sudan's military. Separate reports, citing sources, say army drones struck a truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to supply fuel to the RSF, with a death toll of more than 200. On Sunday evening, a drone strike near a market in Al-Dibab, West Kordofan, killed at least 80, according to a medical source and a witness. The UN also warned on Tuesday against a premature withdrawal of its peacekeepers as the war spills into the Central African Republic.

   Sudan drone strike kills around 150 in Abyei market · Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market, killing more than… · UN warns against early peacekeeper exit as Sudan war spills into…

6. 19 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   Drone strike on a West Kordofan market kills at least 80; 160 reported dead in drone attacks

   A drone strike near a market in Al-Dibab, West Kordofan, on Sunday evening killed at least 80 people, a medical source and a witness said. It is among the deadliest single attacks since the war between the army and the RSF began in 2023. Rights groups warn that rising drone attacks are targeting civilians and infrastructure, with 160 people reported killed. Earlier, on Saturday, the army and the RSF traded claims over fighting in Nyala.

   160 reported killed in escalating drone attacks across Sudan · Drone strike near market in West Kordofan, Sudan kills at least 80

7. 18 Oct 2026 ■ Steady

   Army and RSF trade claims over deadly Nyala attack as medicine costs bite

   On Saturday, reporting highlighted that rising medicine costs caused by the war are forcing chronically ill Sudanese in Khartoum to choose between food and treatment. On Friday, Sudan's army said it killed dozens of RSF fighters in an attack on Nyala, while the RSF accused the army of killing 30 civilians at the city's busy livestock market. The two accounts have not been reconciled in the supplied reports.

   Sudan's chronically ill face choice between food and medicine as…

8. 17 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   Sudan army and RSF trade claims over Nyala attack, with 30 civilians reported killed

   Sudan's army says it killed dozens of RSF fighters in an attack on Nyala, while the RSF accuses the army of killing 30 civilians at the city's livestock market. On Friday the UN Security Council met on Sudan as drone strikes killed civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spread across Darfur and Kordofan.

   Sudan army claims dozens of RSF fighters killed in Nyala; RSF says…

9. 16 Oct 2026 ▲ Escalating

   UN Security Council meets on Sudan as drone strikes and famine risk spread

   The UN Security Council met on Friday on Sudan, where drone strikes are killing civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile. Famine risk is spreading across Darfur and Kordofan. The Council is expected to press for a ceasefire, safe aid access and an end to weapons flows.

   UN Security Council meets on Sudan as drone strikes and famine risk…

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