Khartoum / Omdurman / El Obeid / El Goz Locality / Dibebad / Delling / Kadugli / El Takma / Habila / Katur / Tawila Locality / El Fasher / Nyala / El Geneina / Adkong / Karnoi / Ed Duweim / El Tina / Um Baru Locality / Gereida Locality — Sudan's worsening humanitarian crisis deepened sharply on Tuesday as the United Nations warned that drone warfare, artillery shelling, fires in displacement camps, and intercommunal violence are driving the country towards an even bloodier phase of conflict.
In a statement yesterday the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said at least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes across Sudan between January and April this year. According to the UN, the attacks accounted for more than 80 per cent of all civilian deaths linked to the conflict during that period.
The Kordofan region recorded the highest number of casualties. On May 8 alone, drone strikes in South Kordofan's El Goz locality in Dibebad and near El Obeid in North Kordofan killed 26 civilians and injured others.
