Sudan market drone strike kills at least 11 civilians in North Kordofan

A drone hit the main market in Abu Zaeima, a town in North Kordofan, Sudan, on 6 June 2026. The attack killed at least 11 civilians and wounded dozens more, according to local reports. The strike was not publicly claimed by any party.

The bombing is part of a wave of drone‑focused violence in Sudan’s three‑year‑old civil war. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have employed unmanned aircraft, and the United Nations has recorded at least 880 civilian deaths from drone attacks between January and April 2026. The Abu Zaeima market serves as a vital hub for food, supplies and communication for hundreds of thousands of residents in the region, making the civilian toll especially severe.

The incident follows a series of drone attacks on villages, civilian vehicles and a fuel station in the same area within the previous 24 hours, underscoring the accelerating use of drones to target densely populated civilian sites despite ongoing negotiations for a rainy‑season pause in fighting.