Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
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Outlets on this story
8
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
South Sudan has accused Sudan of killing 153 people in a drone strike on a market in disputed territory.
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Sudan → accuse → territory
Authorities say the attack was the result of escalating air strikes in Sudan, where government factions have been waging a civil war since 2023.
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factions → say → 2023
South Sudan has summoned the Sudanese ambassador in protest and the death toll from the strikes is likely to rise.
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toll → summon → strikes
South Sudan has accused Sudan of carrying out a series of lethal drone strikes that killed more than 150 people at a market as Sudan's war spills across its borders.
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war → accuse → borders
The attack on Monday targeted the Amiet market in the oil-rich Abyei region, disputed territory nestled between the two countries.
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attack → target → countries
Abyei's caretaker minister of information, Yohana Akol Ngor, said 153 had been killed and that the death toll was likely to rise.
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toll → say → information
He said some bodies had been burned to ashes.
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bodies → say → ashes
"The fire is still burning, so the recovery process of the dead ones is still continuing.
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process → burn → ones
The situation is terrible," Mr Ngor said.
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Ngor → say → ?
As residents returned to inspect the damage, flames still billowed from one building and charred vehicles could be seen next to destroyed buildings.
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vehicles → return → buildings
Sudan has been in the grip of a civil war since 2023, but escalating drone strikes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have increasingly threatened the security of neighbouring countries.
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strikes → escalate → countries
The United Nations condemned Monday's drone strike, which took the death toll from attacks in recent days to more than 250.
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which → condemn → 250
Three diplomatic sources, an aid worker and an expert on the conflict told Reuters the strike hit a fuel depot in the market.
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strike → tell → market
The sources said the depot had been used in the past by Sudan's RSF for supplies.
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depot → say → supplies
The RSF and Sudan's armed forces did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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RSF → respond → comment
Struggle to retrieve bodies
An eyewitness said he heard five large explosions before the fuel depot caught fire.
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depot → retrieve → fire
"People started evacuating the casualties.
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People → start → casualties
They had injuries from shrapnel on their stomach and legs …
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They → have → stomach
in one site, I saw 28 bodies that were burnt," he said, asking not to be named for safety reasons.
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he → see → reasons
The witness said he did not see Sudan's RSF or other uniformed fighters in the market, where goods such as sugar, flour and biscuits are sold.
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goods → say → sugar
Mr Ngor said about 8,000 people were displaced by the attack and that the fires were hindering emergency workers efforts to retrieve dead bodies.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it was treating more than 20 wounded, some with burns, at the nearby Ameth Bek Hospital.
Photographs shared by MSF show bandaged patients lying on the floor.
UN condemns attack
South Sudan's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Sudanese ambassador over the attack.
South Sudan's government says it has not taken sides in its neighbour's civil war, but experts say Abyei has been established as a crucial transit point for RSF logistics.
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Abyei → say → logistics
Monday's drone strikes and escalating attacks elsewhere drew condemnation from the UN.
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strikes → escalate → UN
"We remain alarmed by the relentless drone attacks across Sudan, as well as the damage they are causing to critical infrastructure," spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
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Dujarric → remain → infrastructure
These attacks are taking a devastating toll on communities already struggling with the consequences of more than three years of conflict."
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attacks → take → conflict
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