STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION On the Drone Strike on Al-Debeb, West Kordofan and the Call for International Action to End Attacks on Civilians

STATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION
On the Drone Strike on Al-Debeb, West Kordofan
and the Call for International Action to End Attacks on Civilians

The Shahid Evidence Platform for Digital Evidence and Human Rights Documentation condemns in the strongest terms the drone strike that hit the Al-Debeb area of West Kordofan State at midday on Sunday, 18 October 2026. According to eyewitnesses, the drone belonged to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
According to eyewitness accounts and photographs received by the Platform, the strike killed and injured dozens of civilians, including women and children. The Platform is still working to independently verify the number and identities of the victims and the circumstances of the attack. As of the time of this statement, the Sudanese Armed Forces had not commented.
This attack is part of an escalating wave of airstrikes and drone attacks that have hit civilians in Darfur, Kordofan and Blue Nile since the beginning of October 2026. Drawing on open sources, the Platform has recorded at least 12 attacks in 18 days, which killed more than 110 civilians, not including the victims in Al-Debeb,