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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Samy Magdy

Drone strikes killed over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in 5 months, UN rights chief says

Switzerland WCup-Human Rights - (© KEYSTONE / MARTIAL TREZZINI)

Drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians in war-torn Sudan in the first five months of 2026, a senior United Nations official said Monday.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said his office has documented a “sharp increase” in drone attacks in the Sudan war.

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