UN Warns Sudan’s War Is Spreading as Drone Strikes Kill Civilians and Famine Risk Grows
Sudan drone strikes are now the leading cause of civilian casualties in the country’s war, the United Nations told the Security Council on Friday, 16 October 2026, as the risk of famine spreads across Darfur and Greater Kordofan. UN officials described attacks killing civilians from El Obeid in North Kordofan to Blue Nile State on the Ethiopian border, according to The National’s report from the Council. The briefing came after weeks of intensifying fighting in a war that began in April 2023 and has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions.
What the UN told the Security Council
Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN’s political affairs chief, said UN data show more than 1,100 people were killed by drone strikes across Sudan in the first half of this year. She urged the warring sid...