Africa·Sudan / Ethiopia
Sudan takes Ethiopia to the UN, saying 187 drones launched from Ethiopian soil have killed or wounded 484 civilians
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L1What happened
Sudan's foreign ministry said the incidents "places Ethiopia before international law" and accused the RSF of "brazen aggression" against "civilian sites and power stations". The report says: "Since February 2026, armed drones have taken off from Ethiopian soil … to strike Sudanese cities and civilians."
L2Who’s affected
Civilians in Sudanese cities and border areas; the report counts 484 civilians killed or wounded, 176 soldiers killed and 200 wounded. It cites an Oct 9 attack on displaced families in Wad el-Mahi, Blue Nile, near the Ethiopian border, that killed 30 civilians (26 women, four children) and wounded 100.
L3Why it’s quiet
Analysis · OVERLOOKED The claims come from one side of the war (Sudan's army-led council) and land in midterm week in the U.S., while Ethiopia's own Tigray fighting draws the region's limited attention.
L4Deeper impact
The report says last month alone saw 28 attacks by 97 drones, an escalation. A UN spokesman said Guterres "strongly condemns the escalating drone attacks in Sudan by the parties to the conflict", calling them violations of international humanitarian law, days after a strike on a market in RSF-held Darfur killed more than 100 people.
L5Full context
Sudan's military has repeatedly accused Ethiopia of aiding the RSF, which it has fought since April 2023. Ethiopia accuses Sudan's military of backing rebels linked to the TPLF, which Khartoum denies. Ethiopia's response is not reported in the source.
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