Drone Strike Kills 6 UN Peacekeepers in Sudan

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Above: U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 15, 2024, as Sudan passes the first anniversary of the start of the conflict between its military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Image credit: Kyodo News/Getty Images

The Spin

The Sudanese Armed Forces systematically targetstarget humanitarian convoys and international organizations, bombing Red Cross missions, World Food Programme headquarters and relief trucks in a calculated effort to obstruct aid delivery. SAF's record of attacking protected UN facilities represents organized terrorist behavior and dangerous escalation under international law. The RSF has consistently protected humanitarian workers and maintains a clean record regarding international organizations.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 62.5 percent chance that the Sudanese Armed Forces will come out as the victor in the Sudanese civil war, according to the Metaculus prediction community.