Drone strike in Sudan kills 40, Lebanon welcomes US flight ban lift, and other Mideast developments
A drone strike attributed to the Rapid Support Forces killed at least 40 people, including children, in Sudan's Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border. The attack hit a gathering of displaced people in the Abu Shandi area on Friday. Separately, the Lebanese president welcomed the Saturday announcement that the United States lifted a flight ban imposed in 1985, citing improved aviation safety. In Saudi Arabia, Houthi rebels attacked the Riyadh airport on Thursday and Friday, causing casualties and disrupting air traffic.
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- ✓ A drone strike in Sudan's Blue Nile region killed at least 40 people, including children.
- ✓ The Rapid Support Forces are blamed for the drone strike in the Abu Shandi area.
- ✓ The United States lifted a flight ban on Lebanon that had been in place since 1985.
- ✓ Houthi rebels attacked the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday and Friday.
What changed
New reports detail a mass-casualty drone strike in Sudan and the removal of a decades-long US aviation ban on Lebanon.
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Sudan Drone Strike Kills Dozens; US Lifts Lebanon Flight Ban
A drone strike attributed to the Rapid Support Forces killed at least 40 people, including children, in Sudan's Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border. The attack hit a gathering of displaced people in the Abu Shandi area on Friday. Separately, the Lebanese president welcomed the Saturday announcement that the United States lifted a flight ban imposed in 1985, citing improved aviation safety. In Saudi Arabia, Houthi rebels attacked the Riyadh airport on Thursday and Friday, causing casualties and disrupting air traffic.
Why it matters
Sudan is currently facing the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis. The Middle East remains volatile with ongoing Houthi operations in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and continued Israeli military activity in Syria and Gaza.
What is confirmed
- A drone strike in Sudan's Blue Nile region killed at least 40 people, including children.
- The Rapid Support Forces are blamed for the drone strike in the Abu Shandi area.
- The United States lifted a flight ban on Lebanon that had been in place since 1985.
- Houthi rebels attacked the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday and Friday.
Still unconfirmed
- A drone strike by the Sudanese army killed four civilians in West Kordofan.
What to watch next
- UN Security Council decisions on ceasefire and aid access in Sudan
- US decision on whether to join Saudi strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
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- AP News — Drone strike in Sudan kills 40, Lebanon welcomes US flight ban lift, and other Mideast developments
- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos — Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border
- UN News — World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Gaza
- Al Jazeera — Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region
- NewsCord — Rapid Support Forces Drone Strike Kills About 40 Civilians in Sudan’s Blue Nile: 17 outlets compared
- Yahoo — Drone strike by Sudan paramilitary kills 41 near Ethiopian border, rights group says
- www.ctvnews.ca — Sudan drone strike leaves several dead
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