Sudan Civil War

UNICEF reports at least nine children killed at camp east of Sanakit

ATTACK
Location
West Kordofan state reference; displacement camp east of Sanakit not geolocated
Importance
Standard

UNICEF reports an attack on a displacement camp east of Sanakit, West Kordofan, on 17 October, killing at least nine children aged five to ten. It names neither an attacker nor a means of attack.

  • Fatalities: Low 9 people · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: At least 12 children reportedly killed in separate incidents in West Kordofan and Khartoum, Sudan · At least nine children, according to UNICEF; not combined with the Sirba report.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: At least 12 children reportedly killed in separate incidents in West Kordofan and Khartoum, Sudan

The cited reporting is attributed and has not been independently verified. The position is a reference area, not an exact impact site.