Drone Strike Near Market in Sudan's West Kordofan Kills at Least 80, Witness and Medical Source Say
Photo: The GuardianA drone strike near a market in the town of al-Dibab, in Sudan's southern West Kordofan state, killed at least 80 people on Sunday evening, according to a medical source and a witness quoted Monday. Most of the dead were commuters catching rides home at a transport hub, where a witness said the drone struck twice. That witness, Ahmed Wadi, said he helped bury 50 bodies, including his own brother Mohamed. The attack is described as one of the deadliest single strikes since the war in Sudan began in 2023. Separately, a drone attack in the capital, Khartoum, killed three children.
Right-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. The left-leaning Guardian leads with the witness account, centering Wadi's testimony and the burials. The alternative outlet France 24 leads with the death toll, citing a medical source and a witness, and adds the Khartoum attack and the wider wartime context. Both agree on the toll and location; neither excerpt says who carried out the strike.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize a witness's personal account; alternative sources stress the toll and a separate Khartoum strike; right sources have not covered the story.
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The Guardian leads with the toll and a witness's account of a double strike at a transport hub, featuring Ahmed Wadi's description of burying 50 bodies, including his brother's.
France 24 leads with the toll of at least 80, citing a medical source and a witness, places it among the war's deadliest attacks, and notes a separate Khartoum drone strike that killed three children.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.