United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)

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Said it could confirm at least 80 deaths in the Abyei strikes and doubled patrols in the area

A drone strike on Amiet market in Abyei killed at least 153 people, Abyei's information minister said, more than double the first toll of 73 as fires kept burning. UN peacekeepers said they could confirm at least 80 deaths and were still checking, with others missing.

Updated Oct 26

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Deployed in Abyei since 2011

Drone strikes on a funeral convoy in West Kordofan and a fuel market in the disputed Abyei region killed more than 300 people over two days, local officials and the Sudan War Observatory said. Abyei's information minister put the Amiet Market toll at 153 and said fires were still burning as workers recovered bodies.

Updated Oct 22