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Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

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CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s notorious paramilitaries hit a gathering of displaced people on the border with Ethiopia and killed 41, a rights group said. Friday’s strike by the Rapid Support Forces took place in the Abu Shandi area in Sudan’s Blue Nile province, according to Emergen…

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Drone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s notorious paramilitaries hit a gathering of displaced people on the border with Ethiopia and killed 41, a rights group said. Friday’s strike by the Rapid Support Forces took place in the Abu Shandi area in Sudan’s Blue Nile province, according to Emergen…

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Drone strike in Sudan kills 40, Lebanon welcomes US flight ban lift, and other Mideast developments (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A drone strike in Sudan has killed at least 40 people, including children, according to a rights group

  4. New York Post

    Drone strike in Sudan kills 40, including children: rights group (opens New York Post)

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    A drone strike in Sudan killed dozens of people, including children, said a rights group.

  5. Triblive

    Drone strike in Sudan kills 40, Lebanon welcomes U.S. flight ban lift, and other Mideast developments (opens Triblive)

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    A drone strike in Sudan killed dozens of people, including children, a rights group said Saturday.

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