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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fatma Khaled

Drone strikes in Sudan's Kordofan region take a toll on civilians and aid operations

Sudan-Darfur-UN - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A surge in drone strikes in the Sudanese region of Kordofan has taken a growing toll on civilians and hampered aid operations, analysts and humanitarian workers said Wednesday, as the war in Sudan nears the three-year mark.

At least 77 people were killed and dozens injured in various attacks, mostly by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in densely populated areas, according to Sudan Doctors Network, a group that tracks violence through the war. Many of the victims were civilians.

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