Atrocity Alert No. 484: Sudan, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Protection of Civilians

Countries: Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory, World Source: Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. EXPANDING USE OF DRONES BROADENS SCOPE OF VIOLENCE IN SUDAN The conflict in Sudan is entering a new and deeply alarming phase as warring parties increasingly use drones in populated areas. Civilians now face immediate and heightened risks as attacks expand geographically. At least 30 people were reportedly killed and more than 60 injured in a series of drone attacks in North Darfur in recent days, including in Tine, Kernoi and Basaw. On 19 May a drone strike on a crowded market in Ghubaysh, West Kordofan, killed 28 civilians and injured dozens more. Earlier this month, drones targeted at least three strategic sites in Khartoum State, including the airport, which had only recently reopened to international commercial flights. Additional strikes on Al Quz in South Kordofan and near El Obeid in North Kordofan on 8 May reportedly killed 26 civilians. The expanding use of drone capabilities has fundamentally transformed the security landscape across multiple regions of Sudan. Over recent months, drone strikes have drastically intensified and demonstrated increasing precision in their reach into civilian spaces, including markets, residential neighborhoods, hospitals and essential civilian infrastructure. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that drone strikes accounted for at least 880 civilian deaths – more than 80 percent of all conflict-related civilian deaths – between January and April 2026. During this period, 28 attacks on markets resulted in civilian casualties, while health facil...

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