A drone strike in the disputed Abyei region killed 153 people.\nVehicles were burned, buildings destroyed and fires continued to rage\nthrough the market a day after the attack.<\/p>\n
The remains of a fire can be seen at Alneam Market after a drone\nstrike hit the disputed Abyei region on the border between South Sudan\nand Sudan on Monday. The traditional market has become the latest\ncasualty of the conflict between the government and the paramilitary\nRapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n
Reuters reported on Thursday (22 October 2026) that 153 people had\nbeen killed in the attack. Photographs taken a day after the incident\nshowed burned-out vehicles, destroyed buildings and fires still burning\nacross the market area.<\/p>\n
Abyei\u2019s interim information minister, Yohana Akol Ngor, said the\nstrike hit the market in the middle of the day. Ngor blamed the Sudanese\narmy but provided no evidence to support the accusation. A spokesperson\nfor Sudan\u2019s armed forces did not immediately respond to Reuters\u2019 request\nfor comment.<\/p>\n
Three diplomatic sources, a humanitarian aid worker and a conflict\nexpert said the strike hit a fuel depot in the market area. According to\nthe diplomatic sources, the depot had previously been used by the RSF to\nsupply its forces. An RSF spokesperson also did not immediately respond\nto a request for comment.<\/p>\n
The strike highlights the destructive impact of air attacks in\nSudan\u2019s war, which broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed\nForces and the RSF. The conflict has triggered a major humanitarian\ncrisis and drawn in local militias and foreign powers. The ongoing war\ncontinues to worsen security and humanitarian conditions in Sudan.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/drone-strike-hits-traditional-market-killing-153-1792659021", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }