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Paramilitary drone strike reportedly kills 41 in Blue Nile province

A drone strike in Sudan's Blue Nile province near the Ethiopian border killed 41 displaced people, according to a rights group. The Rapid Support Forces have been blamed for the attack, which reportedly killed eight children. Independent confirmation of the strike and attribution have not been established.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on casualties across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnews41
  • bbc41
  • dabangadeadly
  • thehindu41
  • cgtnkills 30
  • memonitorkilling at least 17 civilians
  • rtkills dozens
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsRights group
  • bbcSudan paramilitary
  • thehinduRights group
  • memonitordrone strikes
  • rtrights group
4 differing positions reported on location across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsSudan
  • bbcnear Ethiopian border
  • dabangaSudan
  • thehinduSudan
  • cgtnSudan's Blue Nile
  • memonitorSudan
  • rtSudan displacement camp
2 differing positions reported on status across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewssays
  • bbckills
  • dabangakill
  • thehindusays
  • cgtnkills
  • memonitorreports
  • rtkills
WhereSudan
14.680, 31.680 ±400 km
First reported15 days ago
Published2026-10-10 17:30 UTC
Sources7
Casualties reported41
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings7
7 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Paramilitary drone strike reportedly kills 41 in Blue Nile province. 2026-10-10T17:30:27.070Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5396. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-10/rights-group-says-paramilitary-drone-strike-in-sudan-killed-41-5feea58d

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