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First reported 11 October 2026 · latest 16 October 2026 · 13 reports from 7 outlets
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Warplanes bombed a remote gold mine in northern Sudan, killing and wounding miners at the site. Survivors and families faced mass casualties and rescue efforts.
Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, estimated the death toll at 72. Two eyewitnesses said it was at least 65, with another 120 or more wounded. The attack occurred hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan s devastating civil war.
Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, estimated the death toll at 72. Two eyewitnesses said it was at least 65, with another 120 or more wounded. The attack occurred hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan s devastating civil war.
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The video was shot last month in a mountainous area in northern Sudan near the Egyptian border and the Red Sea. It is where scores of Sudanese goldminers were killed in an air strike on October 10. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. In a Sudan already torn by the ravages of a civil war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, the goldminers' deaths have touched a raw nerve among Sudanese, plunging the vast Afro-Arab country into grief and rage. Many have taken to social media to lament the fate of their impoverished yet resource-rich nation, where the war has forced hundreds of thousands into the dangerous work of mining in remote and inhospitable regions so they can feed their families.
Statements by the authorities in the two allied nations spoke of respect for each other's sovereignty and borders. Both said they were investigating the incident, with Sudanese human rights and watchdog groups putting the death toll at 72 and unconfirmed Sudanese media reports saying as many as 200 had been killed. Images and video shared online, which The National has been unable to verify, purport to show the aftermath of the air strike, with bodies strewn across rubble, others wrapped in sheets and survivors, mostly men in their 20s and 30s, bristling with anger.
Statements by the authorities in the two allied nations spoke of respect for each other's sovereignty and borders. Both said they were investigating the incident, with Sudanese human rights and watchdog groups putting the death toll at 72 and unconfirmed Sudanese media reports saying as many as 200 had been killed. Images and video shared online, which The National has been unable to verify, purport to show the aftermath of the air strike, with bodies strewn across rubble, others wrapped in sheets and survivors, mostly men in their 20s and 30s, bristling with anger.
But regardless of who was responsible, the tragic deaths have laid bare the grim reality of a country blighted by more civil wars in the past 70 years than any other nation. At least 14 million people have been displaced in the current conflict and widespread hunger has plagued the population. Gold prospectors head to the mines equipped with sledgehammers, chisels, jerry cans filled with drinking water, torches and food.
Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border.
Videos showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions. By Abdalrahman AltayebDeclan Walsh and Malachy Browne Dozens of gold workers in northern Sudan were killed over the weekend after warplanes bombed an open air mine near the Egyptian border, according to Sudanese rights groups, graphic video and eyewitnesses interviewed by The New York Times. Footage from the aftermath of the bombing showed badly mutilated bodies of young men scattered amid sacks of mineral ore at a remote site in Red Sea State, roughly 25 miles from Sudan s border with Egypt.
There are no words for what we saw, he said. Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, estimated the death toll at 72. Two eyewitnesses said it was at least 65, with another 120 or more wounded.
Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, estimated the death toll at 72. Two eyewitnesses said it was at least 65, with another 120 or more wounded. The attack occurred hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan s devastating civil war.
Emergency Lawyers, a rights group, estimated the death toll at 72. Two eyewitnesses said it was at least 65, with another 120 or more wounded. The attack occurred hundreds of miles from the front lines of Sudan s devastating civil war.
From about 9 a.m., warplanes bombed the site at least three times over the course of an hour, he said. About 35 people died in the first strike, he said, adding: I cannot describe how terrible the scenes we saw were. Artisanal mining, where poor men dig for riches at informal mines, is booming across Africa.
I broke down crying. Footage appeared to show more than two dozen bodies wrapped in fabric following the strikes. In yet another video, a crowd is gathered outside a medical center where dozens of victims were reportedly taken, according to a local Sudanese report.
Footage appeared to show more than two dozen bodies wrapped in fabric following the strikes. In yet another video, a crowd is gathered outside a medical center where dozens of victims were reportedly taken, according to a local Sudanese report. Videos taken in the aftermath of the strikes showed what appeared to be Egyptian munitions.
Repeated air raids targeting civilian gold miners reveal deepening regional instability as Sudan s devastating conflict spills across porous borders. Save Share An alleged air strike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan has killed at least 72 workers, according to a rights group, highlighting the severe security vacuum along the country s increasingly lawless border with Egypt. The Khartoum-based rights group Emergency Lawyers accused the Egyptian military of targeting civilian miners in the North Wadi area of Jabal al-Uqaydat, a mountainous border area between Sudan and Egypt.
We are talking about miners working in gold mining and we have not heard that there was an armed clash, or that they were carrying weapons, or that they were fighting the Egyptian government or the Sudanese government, he said. They are Sudanese citizen miners who were suddenly attacked by the Egyptian aviation and struck for the second time, killing 85 of them. Follow Al Jazeera English:
At least 72 Sudanese gold miners killed in strike blamed on Egypt. At least 72 gold miners have been killed in an air strike in northern Sudan that three Sudanese groups blamed on neighbouring Egypt.
At least 72 Sudanese gold miners killed in strike blamed on Egypt. At least 72 gold miners have been killed in an air strike in northern Sudan that three Sudanese groups blamed on neighbouring Egypt. Emergency Lawyers, a coalition of pro-democracy groups known by its acronym Somood and Sudan Doctors' Network each condemned the air strike and accused the military-aligned government in Sudan of not doing enough to protect its people and the country's territorial integrity.
The leadership of the relevant authorities appointed by the armed forces bear the responsibility for what happens in areas under its control. Emergency Doctors put the death toll at 72, while Sudan Doctors' Network gave an initial tally of 13 dead and 28 wounded, warning the death toll was likely to rise. Somood, Sudan's main opposition group, did not give a figure.
The leadership of the relevant authorities appointed by the armed forces bear the responsibility for what happens in areas under its control. Emergency Doctors put the death toll at 72, while Sudan Doctors' Network gave an initial tally of 13 dead and 28 wounded, warning the death toll was likely to rise. Somood, Sudan's main opposition group, did not give a figure.
The leadership of the relevant authorities appointed by the armed forces bear the responsibility for what happens in areas under its control. Emergency Doctors put the death toll at 72, while Sudan Doctors' Network gave an initial tally of 13 dead and 28 wounded, warning the death toll was likely to rise. Somood, Sudan's main opposition group, did not give a figure.
Dozens of gold miners killed in Sudan 'strike', rights and political groups say. Dozens of gold miners have been killed in an alleged air strike in northern Sudan near the border with Egypt, according to Sudanese sources.
Dozens of gold miners killed in Sudan 'strike', rights and political groups say. Dozens of gold miners have been killed in an alleged air strike in northern Sudan near the border with Egypt, according to Sudanese sources. Rights monitor Emergency Lawyer, civilian-led alliance Somoud and Sudan Doctors' Network reported the strike and accused the military-aligned government in Sudan of not doing enough to protect its people and the country's territorial integrity.
Dozens of gold miners killed in Sudan strike, rights and political groups say. Dozens of gold miners were killed in an air strike in northern Sudan at the weekend, near the border with Egypt, watchdogs said.
Dozens of gold miners killed in Sudan strike, rights and political groups say. Dozens of gold miners were killed in an air strike in northern Sudan at the weekend, near the border with Egypt, watchdogs said. Emergency Lawyers, a human rights monitor, the civilian-led Somoud alliance and the Sudan Doctors' Network all reported the strike and accused the military-aligned government in Sudan of not doing enough to protect its people and the country's territorial integrity.
Sudan: Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Gold Miners on Sudan-Egypt Border. A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.
Sudan: Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Gold Miners on Sudan-Egypt Border. A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining. At least 72 workers were killed in air strikes on a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt that targeted artisanal gold miners, a human rights group said Sunday.
That's why no one knows exactly how many were killed," he said. Strikes tied to war's gold economy Sudan's civil war between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's military junta and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed more than 200,000 people and triggered a severe humanitarian crisis. Despite backing Sudan's army chief al-Burhan, Egypt considers the war at its border a threat to its security.
Airstrikes kill dozens of gold miners on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says. At least 72 workers were killed in airstrikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday.
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