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Deadly Drone Strikes Batter Sudan as School Attack Kills 17

U.N. officials report a sharp surge in drone-caused civilian deaths since March 4, intensifying calls for protection and accountability.

Overview

  • Local medical authorities say an explosive drone hit a secondary school and a health center in Shukeiri, White Nile, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, and injuring at least 10.
  • The Sudan Doctors Network and a hospital director blamed the Rapid Support Forces for the school-area strike, with three girls in critical condition treated at Douiem Hospital.
  • Alternate accounts reported nine dead and 17 wounded and described four suicide drones striking a school, a hospital and a health center in the village.
  • Doctors Without Borders said a separate drone strike at the Adikong border market in West Darfur killed four and wounded 23, attributing the attack to the army.
  • U.N. agencies cite more than 200 civilians killed by drones since March 4 in Kordofan and White Nile as Sudan’s nearly three-year war—already exceeding 40,000 deaths—draws ICC scrutiny over alleged atrocities.