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Drone strike blamed on RSF killed 41 displaced people in Sudan, rights group says

Associated Press reports a rights group says a strike on displaced people in Sudan's Blue Nile province killed 41.

Updated Oct 10, 2026 · 16:20 UTC3 reports

The short version

  • Associated Press reports that Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, says a drone strike blamed on the RSF killed 41 people in Sudan.[Associated Press]
  • The strike hit a gathering of displaced people in Abu Shandi, Blue Nile province, near the Ethiopian border, and the dead included eight children.[Associated Press]
  • The U.N. humanitarian office said it was appalled by the reported strike, which also wounded dozens, while the RSF did not respond to a request for comment.[Associated Press]
  • The war that began in April 2023 has forced more than 12.4 million people from their homes, according to U.N. figures.[Associated Press]

Key facts

  • A drone strike on Friday hit a gathering of displaced people in Abu Shandi, Blue Nile province, near the Ethiopian border, killing 41 people, according to Emergency Lawyers.[Associated Press]
  • Among the dead were eight children and many women, according to the rights group.[Associated Press]
  • The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it was appalled by the reported strike, which also wounded dozens.[Associated Press]
  • Sudan's war began in April 2023 and has forced more than 12.4 million people to flee their homes, according to U.N. figures.[Associated Press]
  • Across Sudan, 33.7 million people, including 17.3 million children, urgently need aid this year, and an estimated 825,000 children face severe acute malnutrition.[Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • The attribution of the strike to the RSF comes from the rights group and has not been independently verified; the RSF did not respond to a request for comment.[Associated Press]
  • The death toll and wounded figures are reported claims from the rights group and the U.N. agency, and independent confirmation was not described.[Associated Press]

Sources

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