Arabic version: مقتل مدنيين في ضربة بطائرة مسيّرة بشمال دارفور
According to Allafrica, a drone strike killed two civilians after hitting a commercial vehicle carrying passengers and goods in Al Malha locality, North Darfur, on November 1. Darfur Network for Human Rights field monitors reported the incident, shared supporting evidence and confirmed the identities of the two people killed.
The strike occurred in Wadi Majrur near Al Hara, about 210 kilometres northeast of El Fasher. DNHR monitors identified the victims as trader Mohammed Musa Bakheet Takras and driver Ali Ismail Abkar. Available accounts placed the strike at about 2 p.m. Sudan time, as the vehicle was carrying civilians towards a weekly market.
Reports also referred to other unidentified victims, though their condition and any additional casualties had not been confirmed. Local accounts attributed the strike to the Sudanese Armed Forces, but DNHR said information confirmed by its monitors did not independently establish who operated the drone. Al Malha, near the Libyan border, is under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.
DNHR said the incident highlighted risks to civilian travel, commerce and access to essential goods in Darfur. It called on the SAF to respond to accounts linking its forces to the strike and clarify whether it conducted an operation in the area. The group also urged all parties to protect civilian movement and commercial transport, while saying that establishing the full casualty toll and ensuring medical care for injured people remained priorities.
The report placed the attack in a wider context of civilian harm from drone warfare in Sudan. The UN Human Rights Office said drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians between January and May 2026, while documenting at least 16 strikes on health facilities and 33 attacks on markets during that period. DNHR noted that international humanitarian law requires parties to distinguish civilians and civilian objects from military objectives and take feasible precautions to reduce civilian harm.
