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Oct 17, 2026 at 6:13 AM ET
Drone strike kills 41 displaced people in Sudan
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A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed 41 displaced people at a gathering in the Abu Shandi area of Blue Nile province near the Ethiopian border, the rights group Emergency Lawyers said. The group tracks Sudan’s war.
WHO: Emergency Lawyers said the Rapid Support Forces carried out the drone strike.
WHAT: A drone strike blamed on the Rapid Support Forces killed 41 displaced people.
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: Blue Nile province, Sudan
WHY: The strike took place amid Sudan’s ongoing war, but no specific reason for it was reported.
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