UN alarmed by reports of drone strikes killing at least 17 civilians in Sudan

The UN expressed deep concern Sunday over reports that drone strikes killed at least 17 civilians, including women and children, in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, Anadolu reports. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan said a drone strike reportedly hit a building sheltering displaced families in An Nuhud on Oct. 9. At least 12 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed and eight others injured, the office said in a statement. On the same day, another drone strike reportedly killed five civilians, including three children, in a residential neighborhood hosting displaced families in Ghubaish town, according to the UN office. OCHA said the victims had already been forced from their homes by conflict, only […]