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OCHA: Drone Strikes Hit Fuel Station in El Obeid, Trucks on Darfur Roads

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OCHA's latest situation update reported drone strikes hitting a fuel station in Al Malaja, El Obeid, alongside separate strikes on trucks along the El Fasher-Um Kadada road (North Darfur) and in Kubum town (South Darfur), with the operator unattributed in OCHA's reporting. Cholera continued to spread: West Kordofan recorded 6 additional suspected cases and 2 deaths, while North Kordofan's Gharb Bara locality recorded 32 additional suspected cases. Separately, a Sudanese government minister said the war has 'profoundly reshaped' the nation's demography, citing roughly 600,000 new arrivals in Chad since March 2023 and Chad's total of 935,870 registered Sudanese refugees.

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OCHA reported continued drone strikes on El Obeid and Darfur roads on July 16, 2026, as a Sudanese minister said the war has reshaped the country's demography via mass displacement to Chad. — Al Jazeera