Egypt Attacks Sudanese Gold Miners as Fears Grow for Al-Obeid
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Egypt attacks Sudanese gold miners as fears grow for al-Obeid
Egyptian forces killed several Sudanese gold miners near the border this week, Sudanese officials said, as fighting across Sudan intensifies and fears grow of a major new escalation in the country's three-year war. A Cairo-based analyst told The New Arab that the conflict remains particularly volatile in South Kordofan, where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to pressure army positions while opening additional fronts that threaten to widen…
Sudan miners accuse Egypt after deadly drone strike on gold mining site
At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 wounded after airstrikes hit artisanal gold mining sites near Sudan’s border with Egypt, as miners and Sudanese political actors accused Egyptian forces of carrying out the attack. The strikes targeted the Jabal al-Uqaydat area northeast of Atbara in River Nile State on Tuesday, one of Sudan’s busiest traditional gold mining zones. Darfur24, citing eyewitnesses and local sources, said unidentified …
A photo of Sudanese miners from the Egyptian airstrikes that targeted gold mining areas. Sudan War Monitor: Red Sea/River Nile/North Kordofan - Dozens of miners were killed and dozens more injured on Tuesday evening, June 16, 2026, following an airstrike on mines in North Wadi, Red Sea State, about 20 kilometers from the Egyptian border. According to eyewitnesses who spoke to Sudan War Monitor, three warplanes, believed to belong to the Egyptian…
Atbara – Darfur24: At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 others injured on Tuesday in airstrikes carried out by unidentified aircraft targeting artisanal gold mines in the Jabal al-Uqaydat area, northeast of Atbara city in River Nile State, near the Sudanese-Egyptian border, according to eyewitnesses and local sources. The post "Deaths and Injuries in Airstrikes on Gold Mines in Northern Sudan" first appeared on the Darfur24 news websi…
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