Advertisement

Community

Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10:59 AM · 1 min read
Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border — WPLG Local 10, Wellington Community news
Image: WPLG Local 10

CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s notorious paramilitaries hit a gathering of displaced people on the border with Ethiopia and killed 41, a rights group said.Friday’s strike by the Rapid Support Forces took place in the Abu Shandi area in Sudan’s Blue Nile province, according to Emergency Lawyers, which tracks the war in the northeastern African nation.Among the dead were eight children and many women, the group said.A spokesperson for the RSF didn’t respond to a request for comment.The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it was appalled by the reported strike that also wounded dozens.“Condemning these senseless killings is essential, but there must also be accountability for this flagrant disregard for international humanitarian law,” said Denise Brown, the U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan in a statement. “As each day goes by in this war, the world continues to accept the suffering of the people of Sudan.”Sudan’s war started in

Up nextOct. 10: Hot, humid weekend on tapCommunity · 1 min read
#public-safety#weather
You're offline — showing the last loaded page