UAV

UAV event in Blue Nile, Sudan on Wed 4th February 2026

4th February 2026

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On 4 February 2026, SAF fighter drones targeted SFA (coded as RSF and SPLM-N-Abdelaziz) in Yabus (Al Kurmuk, Blue Nile). SAF killed 100 SFA (uncorroborated fatalities coded as 10) and destroyed 22 military vehicles. SPLM-N-Abdelaziz claimed SAF killed 9 civilians and displaced 300 families. Total fatalities coded as 19 (10 SFA + 9 civilians).

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