Key insights
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Wounded totals were disputed: The number of wounded was reported as 13 in information received by Al Jazeera, while AFP reported 73 wounded, citing military and health sources.
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RSF and SAF gave different accounts of the drone strike’s outcome: An RSF adviser said the drone attack was meant to warn Sudanese military leaders, while a Sennar state government spokesperson said the army’s anti-aircraft defences repelled the attack.
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The war’s humanitarian impact was described as severe: The UN said the conflict has pushed more than 21 million people towards starvation and displaced an estimated 13.6 million people.
Takeaways
A reported RSF drone strike in Sinja killed 27 people as Sudan’s army-aligned government moved towards resuming operations in Khartoum during a civil war that the UN says has caused mass hunger and displacement.
Topics
World & Politics Conflicts Security & Defense Human Rights Migration