Drone strike on market in disputed Sudan border region kills at least 153
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Sudanese military officer acknowledges targeting fuel trucks bound for RSF paramilitaries as inferno engulfs civilian stalls in Abyei
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Associated Press Published: 2:16pm, 21 Oct 2026 Updated: 2:50pm, 21 Oct 2026
A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people, a local official said on Tuesday.
Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration’s caretaker information minister, blamed Sudan’s military for Monday’s attack on Amiet Market, north of Abyei town.
Ngor told Associated Press by phone that the death toll was continuing to rise as the fire burned.
A senior Sudanese military officer said the army carried out a drone strike Monday targeting fuel tankers arriving from South Sudan that he said were bound for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press.
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