Air Delivered

Air Delivered event in Blue Nile, Yabus area, Sudan on Sun 11th January 2026

11th January 2026

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On 11 January 2026, SAF airstrikes targeted a convoy described by SAF as 'carrying foreign mercenaries' trained in nearby Ethiopia, for RSF reinforcement, in Yabus (Al Kurmuk, Blue Nile) (coded as unidentified armed group). A large number were killed. Unspecified number of fatalities coded as 10. SPLM-N-Abdelaziz claimed the strikes killed 93 civilians and injured 32 on their way home from the market and work (uncorroborated). Unspecified number of fatalities coded as 10. Total fatalities coded as 20 (10 RSF reinforcement + 10 civilians).

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Blue Nile ( Yabus area )

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