Drone Strike on Abyei Market Kills at Least 153 in Sudan Conflict

A drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region has killed at least 153 people, escalating civilian casualties as Sudan's army and Rapid Support Forces intensify aerial attacks.

9 publishers · 18 articles · first seen 17 Oct 2026 · updated 16d ago

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Time	Chance of yes
now	39%
24 Oct, 08:23 UTC	39%
24 Oct, 06:58 UTC	43%
23 Oct, 22:28 UTC	42%
23 Oct, 19:27 UTC	38%
23 Oct, 13:37 UTC	43%
23 Oct, 09:07 UTC	44%
22 Oct, 16:47 UTC	43%
21 Oct, 09:33 UTC	41%
21 Oct, 01:24 UTC	42%
20 Oct, 06:36 UTC	41%
20 Oct, 05:47 UTC	36%
17 Oct, 20:39 UTC	35%
16 Oct, 22:16 UTC	34%
16 Oct, 20:41 UTC	35%
16 Oct, 20:28 UTC	34%
16 Oct, 08:27 UTC	32%
15 Oct, 21:06 UTC	31%
15 Oct, 20:59 UTC	32%
15 Oct, 04:42 UTC	27%
14 Oct, 22:17 UTC	31%
13 Oct, 22:38 UTC	29%
13 Oct, 04:41 UTC	30%
13 Oct, 02:27 UTC	29%
12 Oct, 09:00 UTC	30%
11 Oct, 22:58 UTC	28%
11 Oct, 00:32 UTC	29%
10 Oct, 05:33 UTC	24%
10 Oct, 02:39 UTC	29%
9 Oct, 17:39 UTC	24%
9 Oct, 09:34 UTC	29%
7 Oct, 20:22 UTC	31%
6 Oct, 09:48 UTC	32%
6 Oct, 02:36 UTC	31%
4 Oct, 20:12 UTC	32%
3 Oct, 20:23 UTC	33%
30 Sept, 15:31 UTC	31%
30 Sept, 14:15 UTC	30%
29 Sept, 21:32 UTC	35%
29 Sept, 08:13 UTC	34%
29 Sept, 06:12 UTC	31%
28 Sept, 05:22 UTC	29%

The story so far

9 publishers have covered this in 18 articles since 17 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 17 October at 09:44 UTC; France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines followed 52h 15m later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 22 October at 13:35 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, BBC News, Deutsche Welle, News - South China Morning Post, Sky News.

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South Sudan — the market puts it at 39%, with $554 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if an official report confirms a human Ebola case in South Sudan between now and January 1, 2027. The outcome is No if no such confirmed case is reported by that deadline. Readers often mistake the date of the linked news story for the start of the reporting period, but only cases officially reported after the market's issuance date count.

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How it unfolded

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17 Oct, 09:44Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Sudan’s army claims dozens of RSF fighters killed in Nyala attack34%
18 Oct, 13:37Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock market35%▲1 points since the previous source
19 Oct, 14:00France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines Drone attack near southern Sudan market kills scores35%
19 Oct, 14:45The Guardian Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan35%
19 Oct, 18:16ABC News Sudan drone attacks kill 3 children in Khartoum, dozens of civilians in Kordofan35%
19 Oct, 21:38Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera 160 people reported killed in escalating drone attacks across Sudan35%
20 Oct, 14:24BBC News Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 200 people, sources say41%▲6 points since the previous source
20 Oct, 15:58ABC News Drone strike on a market in disputed African region of Abyei kills at least 15341%
20 Oct, 16:24France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines More than 150 killed in Sudan drone strike on disputed Abyei border region41%
20 Oct, 18:09Deutsche Welle Sudan drone strike kills around 150 in Abyei market41%
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1. 21 Oct, 02:18Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 15042%▲1 points since the previous source
2. 21 Oct, 06:16News - South China Morning Post Drone strike on market in disputed Sudan border region kills at least 15342%
3. 21 Oct, 08:25Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Drone attack in disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region kills at least 15342%
4. 21 Oct, 08:48Sky News At least 153 people killed in drone strike on disputed Sudan-South Sudan region42%
5. 21 Oct, 15:32The New York Times Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War41%▼1 points since the previous source
6. 21 Oct, 19:28France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines 'Neither the Sudanese military, nor the RSF take any acknowledgement of human life in this war'41%
7. 21 Oct, 22:41Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan’s war escalates as UN warns of wider regional crisis41%
8. 22 Oct, 13:35Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera How Sudan’s shift to drone warfare is fuelling a civilian crisis41%
NowCurrent odds39%

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