Emergency Lawyers

Force in Play

Tracking casualties and accusing the Sudanese army of the strike

A drone struck a crowded market in Nyala, South Darfur, on the evening of 26 October. Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese rights group, says more than 100 people died and 113 were wounded, while the local Tasees health ministry put the toll at 188 dead and 356 injured. Doctors Without Borders said the hospital it supports received 36 bodies, 21 of them in civilian clothes.

Updated 6 days ago

Force in Play

Documenting casualties from the Nyala strike and demanding an independent investigation

More than 100 people were killed in a drone strike on the Tangooj night market in Nyala on October 26, according to the Emergency Lawyers rights group, and the administration that runs the city has since put the toll at 188 dead and 356 wounded. Neither count has been independently verified.

Updated Oct 28

Force in Play

Raised its death toll for the October 10 strike to at least 114

Satellite images analysed by AFP place the October 10 strike on an artisanal gold mine inside the Halayeb Triangle, a border area both Egypt and Sudan claim. The strike hit about 8.7km north of the 22nd parallel; Emergency Lawyers says at least 114 miners were killed.

Updated Oct 25