Sudanese Armed Forces Drone Attacks Kill Nearly 700 Civilians Amid Fourth Year Of Civil War

Sudan's civil war entered its fourth year with escalating drone warfare that has killed nearly 700 civilians since the beginning of 2026.

“Home News Business Energy Opinion Lifestyle Sports Video Podcast Home News Business Energy Opinion Lifestyle Sports Video Podcast Close the sidebar Home News Middle East Medecins Sans Frontieres said it has recorded two deaths and treated 56 wounded people following five drone attacks carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the Darfur region”

Al Arabiya English

The UN said drones were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the at least 245 children reported killed or injured.

Al Jazeera

Doctors Without Borders reported two deaths and 56 wounded from five drone attacks in Darfur.

The conflict has effectively split the country, with the RSF controlling most of southern and western Sudan.

Nearly 34 million people, almost two-thirds of the population, needed humanitarian support.

The war in Iran has compounded Sudan's humanitarian crisis by disrupting supply chains for food, fuel, and fertilizer.

More than 19 million people in Sudan face acute hunger.

Anadolu Ajansı

Fuel had become up to 80 percent more expensive and wheat by around 70 percent.

All of Sudan's diesel and fertilizer come from the Gulf region, with deliveries severely disrupted.

Much of Sudanese agriculture depends on irrigation using water pumped from the Nile River.

Tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia escalated after Sudan accused Ethiopia of launching drone attacks from its territory.

“UN: Two-thirds of Sudan's population need humanitarian aid April 14, 2026 • Updated: April 14, 2026 Geneva / Anadolu Agency Tam Flucher, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, said that nearly two-thirds of the people in Sudan need humanitarian assistance”

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Ethiopia summoned the Sudanese ambassador to reject the accusations as false claims.

Reports of Ethiopian military units spotted inside Gezira State have emerged.

The conflict has drawn in Gulf Arab states, Turkey, Russia-linked firms, and Chinese companies.

The African Union warned of increased militarization of vital passages.

The UAE has emerged as a major drone power, using Sudan as a testing ground for its technology.

The UAE has supplied the RSF with advanced drones and Chinese-guided missiles.

Radio Dabanga

Emirati passports were found among wreckage of RSF aircraft.

The UAE has substantial investments in Sudan's agricultural and mineral resources, especially gold.

The drone warfare has had devastating effects on civilians.