Jun 15, 2026 12:37 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — Drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians in war-torn Sudan in the first five months of 2026, a senior United Nations official said Monday as the unmanned aerial vehicles turn the conflict deadlier for civilians.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said his office has documented a "sharp increase" in drone attacks as well as rape and sexual violence in the Sudan war, now in its fourth year.
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He said his office registered the killing of over 1,000 civilians by drone strikes between January and May this year.
