Drone warfare kills over 1,000 in Sudan in 2026 as strikes multiply: UN (opens original article in a new tab)

Over 1,000 civilians were killed in Sudan by drone strikes in the first five months of 2026, according to the UN, as the country's civil war escalates with increased use of drone warfare and humanitarian crisis worsens.

• Over 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan by drone strikes in first five months of 2026
• UN reports sharp increase in drone warfare use during Sudan's civil war
• Sudan's conflict has led to 13.6 million displaced people and severe humanitarian crisis
• Both sides in Sudan's war increasingly rely on drones, leading to drone-on-drone combat
• UN warns about risks of autonomous weapons and calls for stronger international regulations
• War in Sudan has resulted in mass rape and ethnically motivated killings classified as war crimes