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The al-Dibab market-area drone strike
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Where it stands
A medical source and an eyewitness reported 80 deaths in the October 18 drone strike near al-Dibab’s market-area transport hub; the total has not been independently corroborated. The victims were mostly commuters waiting for rides home after market day, and the casualty toll and response to the attack remain unresolved in the reports.
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The story so far
Update 1
80 reported dead after drone attack on Sudan market-day transport hub
A witness described two strikes on passengers waiting for trucks home in al-Dibab. The reported toll includes 30 people who died after transfer; responsibility remains unverified.
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
People
Abdel Fattah al-BurhanPresident of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan1 report
Organizations
Rapid Support ForcesUAE's Sudanese proxy; structure of the light mobile infantry; side in the ongoing civil war in Sudan1 report
Sudanese Armed ForcesArmed forces of Sudan1 report
Places
- Al DibabAl Dibab, Sudan1 report
- West KordofanWest Kordofan, Sudan1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
22 sources20 outlets1 wire copy
Who reported what
10 points0 confirmed by two or more outlets9 from a single outlet0 disputed
What 2 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.
Points more than one outlet reported
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| Point | © Ebrahim Hamid, AFP | The Guardian | Outlets |
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| Deaths in the al-Dibab strikeNot independently confirmed | 2 |
Points only one outlet reported
Only reported by © Ebrahim Hamid, AFP
Only reported by The Guardian
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