Sudanese army shoots down drone near Ethiopian border as civilian toll rises

November 13, 2026 (ED DAMAZIN) – The Sudanese army said on Friday that its air defences shot down a long-range drone it described as hostile in the Dandaro area of the Blue Nile region, stating it had crossed the border from Ethiopia.

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of providing launchpads for drones targeting military bases and civilian infrastructure within its territory.

Khartoum also accuses its eastern neighbour of providing logistical support to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), both of which are fighting the army in the southeastern Blue Nile region.

Separately, local authorities transported wounded civilians to Ed Damazin following an RSF drone strike that targeted displaced people in the town of Bani Shako in Kurmuk county.

Survivors said other injured and missing individuals remain stranded in the area southeast of Ed Damazin.

Kurmuk Governor Abdel-Ati Al-Faki, who visited the wounded, said the death toll from the Bani Shako drone strike had risen to 16, with six displaced people injured and several others missing.

The governor had reported on Tuesday that nine people were killed in the initial strike on the displaced group, who were travelling to the regional capital.