UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday issued a high alert on the widening use of drones in the conflict in Sudan. Türk claimed that unless the international community takes action without delay, the conflict in Sudan will enter a new, even deadlier phase. The Sudan team at the Human Rights Office found that upwards of 80 percent of all civilian deaths from January to April 2026—numbering at least 880—can be attributed to drone attacks. These include attacks on Friday that killed 26 civilians in Al Quz, South Kordofan, and near El Obeid, North Kordofan.

Full report : Drones now leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan, UN human rights office says.