Sudan’s drone war is reaching the routes civilians depend on

Published by Albis · 16 Jun 2026

UN-linked reporting says drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first five months of 2026, while local accounts from El-Obeid show drones hitting homes, a cemetery, a petrol station and a food-supply truck

• • Infrastructure degradation deepens displacement and famine risk even without major territorial shifts.
• • Emergency Lawyers said 23 civilians were killed and 19 wounded overnight in El-Obeid.
• • Mohamed Elsheikh, spokesman for the Sudan Doctors Network, said four people were killed when drones struck the cemetery.
• • A petrol station was also hit, he said.