United Nations human rights office counts 306 deaths in Sudan drone strikes over three weeks

27 October 2026

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October. The UN human rights office recorded strikes on homes, markets, hospitals, displacement sites, power stations and water sources in Kordofan, Darfur, Blue Nile, Khartoum and other states, attributed to both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei visited communities affected by a strike on Amiet Market and the Todach area in Abyei, the disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, and were the first to reach the scene. The Security Council reaffirmed that Abyei must remain demilitarized and free of all forces except the peacekeeping mission, and called for a prompt and transparent investigation.