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Sudan Drone Strike Kills 152 in Market
Sudanese army drone strike kills 152 civilians in Abyei market, targeting vital trade route.
In brief
Sudanese army drone strike kills 152 civilians in Abyei market, targeting vital trade route. Sudanese army drone attack on Abyei market killed 152 people and wounded 47, disrupting critical trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan. Originally reported by Drop Site News.
Drone Strike in Abyei Market
A drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region killed over 150 people, part of a wave of large scale attacks by the Sudanese army.
Mubarak Adam Killed in Attack
Mubarak Musa Adam, a 44-year-old trader, was killed in the attack along with another cousin, Al-Fatih Daoud Adam, the Somali trader, and two of the trader’s brothers.
Initial Casualty Toll
The strikes killed at least 152 people and wounded 47, according to Murtada Ahmed, spokesperson for the Kordofan Observatory.
Market Targeted for Trade
Al-Na’am is one of the vital trade crossings that supply Darfur and Kordofan with food, medicine, fuel, and other basic needs.
Kordofan Observatory Statement
The Kordofan Observatory blamed the attack on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and reported 500 shops burned.
ACLED Casualty Estimate
ACLED reported the toll at between 150 and 220 people and displacing around 8,000 people.
ABAA Statement
The Abyei Special Administrative Area (ABAA) stated the attack was a flagrant disregard for human life and international legal norms.
Market Trade Route
Traders from Nyala carried onions and local products to Al-Na’am and brought back food and fuel to Nyala, Ed Daein, El Geneina, and other localities.
Survivor Account
Al-Shafie Abdullah, Mubarak’s cousin, said most survivors were outside the market when the attack happened and found victims burned and charred.
Abyei Region Status
Abyei is a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan, administered by the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) since 2011.
Sudan War Context
The war erupted in April 2023 after protests toppled president Omar al-Bashir in 2019, killing at least 150,000 people.
SAF and RSF Conflict
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have been locked in a brutal conflict for three and a half years.
Previous Drone Strike
On October 18, a drone strike killed 80 people in al-Debab, a town in RSF-controlled West Kordofan, south of Mujlad city.
Family Tragedy
Mustafa Kuku lost four relatives in a drone strike when their truck was hit on a road linking Abu Qalb and Al-Mazroub.
What to remember
Sudanese army drone attack on Abyei market killed 152 people and wounded 47, disrupting critical trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan.
