Overview
- OHCHR said Monday that drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians between January and April, accounting for more than 80% of conflict-related deaths in that period.
- The surge included strikes in Kordofan that killed at least 26 people on May 8 in South and North Kordofan, in what UN teams described as one of the deadliest recent incidents.
- A drone hit Khartoum International Airport on May 4 and disrupted all flights, and targeted strikes later spread into Khartoum and Omdurman as fighting returned to the capital.
- UN reporting says parties have repeatedly hit markets and health facilities, with at least 28 market attacks and 12 strikes on clinics, which cut access to food and care and forced long, risky trips for treatment.
- Both the army and RSF are using armed drones, and the UN is urging states to block further transfers, while separate government allegations of foreign involvement remain unverified in the coverage.