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Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War

New York Times21 October 2026, 15:32 UTCSudan

Struggling against each other on the battlefield, the sides in Sudan’s civil war are relying on drones to strike across vast distances, inflicting huge tolls on civilians in the process.

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