Drone strikes kill civilians in Darfur and Kordofan as fighting spreads
A drone strike in West Darfur killed at least 10 civilians and wounded five, according to local officials and tribal leaders cited by Radio Tamazuj; Radio Dabanga reported several deaths, including six women, and five injuries. In West Kordofan, the Kordofan Observatory told Radio Dabanga that an army drone strike on a civilian lorry killed four people and injured others. Drone attacks also targeted military installations in eastern Sudan, with no casualties reported.
Bottom line — The Kordofan Observatory says civilian vehicles and residents have been hit as fighting intensifies across the region.
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Radio Tamazuj reported that the West Darfur victims were displaced people harvesting crops near the Chadian border.
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The outlets differ on the West Darfur death toll: local officials and tribal leaders told Radio Tamazuj at least 10 died; Radio Dabanga reported several deaths, including six women.
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The Kordofan Observatory said the West Kordofan lorry was carrying patients and people travelling to shop.
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Radio Dabanga reported that air defences intercepted drones targeting El Gedaref, Khashm El Girba and the Ali Atbara Dam; no casualties were reported.
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Al Jazeera’s analysis of ACLED data recorded 2,717 attacks in Kordofan between the war’s start in April 2023 and September 2026.