Sudan drone strikes kill 21, cause mass outages in east amid ongoing violence
A drone strike on a market in Nyala, the de facto capital of Sudan’s paramilitary RSF, in Darfur, killed 21 people and wounded at least 40 others, a medical…
The Hindu reports that a drone strike on a market in Nyala, the de facto capital of Sudan’s paramilitary RSF, in Darfur, killed 21 people and wounded at least 40 others, a medical source and witnesses told AFP.
This world story centres on Sudan. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Nyala, RSF and Darfur.
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