A drone attack on a busy market in western Sudan killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens more on Thursday, amid warnings from the United Nations about the escalating civilian toll from the country's air war The strike hit the Adikong market, located near Sudan's border with Chad, igniting fuel reserves and sending flames tearing through the area
This incident is part of a devastating trend that has seen a sharp increase in aerial bombardments. The UN has stated that the rapidly intensifying use of air power in the Sudanese conflict has claimed more than 200 civilian lives in a little over a week The international body has expressed alarm over the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, which poses a grave threat to non-combatants.
While the source did not attribute this specific attack to either the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the ongoing conflict between the two sides has increasingly involved drone warfare. This tactical shift highlights the severe risks to civilians and threatens to further destabilize the region by exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country
Yasir Rai
