# Sudan Drone Strike Kills 152 in Market

> Sudanese army drone strike kills 152 civilians in Abyei market, targeting vital trade route.
- Title: Sudan Drone Strike Kills 152 in Market · Drop Site News
- Summary: Sudanese army drone strike kills 152 civilians in Abyei market, targeting vital trade route.
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

Sudanese army drone attack on Abyei market killed 152 people and wounded 47, disrupting critical trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan.