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Drone strike near Sudan market kills at least 80, medical source and witness say

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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A drone strike on Sunday evening hit a transport hub near a market in al-Dibab, in West Kordofan state, Sudan, killing at least 80 people, according to a medical source and a witness. The witness said the drone struck twice, ten minutes apart. The Sudanese army says it struck Rapid Support Forces command centres, Al Jazeera English reports, while the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit. The RSF-declared administration has accused the army of carrying out the strike.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. A drone strike near a market in al-Dibab, West Kordofan state, killed at least 80 people on Sunday evening, a medical source and a witness said.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    France 24

  2. A witness said the drone struck twice, ten minutes apart, at a transport hub where people gather to travel home after market day.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  3. The Sudanese army says it struck Rapid Support Forces command centres, while the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  4. The RSF-declared administration accused the army of carrying out the strike.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  5. A medical source said 30 of the 47 people taken to al-Mujlad had died of their injuries.

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    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    France 24

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The drone strike hit a market and killed 80 people.

    The RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit, and witnesses and a medical source describe the dead as mostly commuters at a transport hub near the market. The Sudanese army says it struck RSF command centres, as Al Jazeera English reports.

  • The location of the strikes.

    Al Jazeera English reports the army’s claim as a strike on RSF command centres in South Darfur, while France 24 and The Guardian place the strike in al-Dibab, West Kordofan state.

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report a drone strike near a market in al-Dibab, West Kordofan, that killed at least 80 people. The main difference is on responsibility: Al Jazeera English reports the army’s claim that it hit RSF command centres, while France 24 reports the RSF administration’s accusation against the army.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines split: Al Jazeera English puts the army in the frame as accused of a strike on a livestock market, while The Guardian reports the strike and the 80 deaths without naming a party.

    Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock market
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    France 24 leads with the casualty toll and the market setting and does not name who carried out the strike, though its body text reports the RSF administration’s accusation against the army.

    Drone attack near southern Sudan market kills scores
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • army accused of the strike
  • livestock market hit, per the RSF
  • witness account of the deaths
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • at least 80 killed
  • commuters at a market
  • witness and medical source accounts

Leaves out

  • Sudan army’s stated target of RSF command centres

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • France 24Center

    Drone attack near southern Sudan market kills scores

    At least 80 people were killed in a drone strike near a market in Sudan’s southern West Kordofan state, a medical source and a witness said Monday. …

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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 18, 9:37 AM EDT

  • Center

    1 day later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 10:00 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 18, 9:37 AM EDT
  2. France 24CenterOct 19, 10:00 AM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 19, 10:45 AM EDT

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