Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home. Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”. Continue reading...
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
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