Drones, Iran War Escalating Horror as Sudan War Enters Fourth Year

Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since the beginning of 2026, the United Nations has reported, while NGOs worry that the effects of the war in Iran are complicating efforts to help millions in need of humanitarian aid. 
  
The increasing use of drones in the conflict was noted by the UN’s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher in a statement issued on Tuesday. It comes as the country prepares to mark the third anniversary of the brutal conflict between the army and paramilitaries. 
 
The world has “failed to meet the test of Sudan”, Fletcher said on the eve of the “grim and chastening” landmark, which falls on Wednesday. 
  
Near-daily drone strikes have disrupted life across Sudan, particularly in the southern Kordofan region, now the war’s main battleground, and in areas of the west controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). 
  
Doctors Without Borders said on Tuesday that it had recorded two more deaths following drone strikes launched by the Sudanese army in the Darfur region. The medical NGO reported that it had treated 56 people wounded in the attack. 
   
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