Nearly 700 civilians have been reported killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January, the United Nations has said, detailing the devastation and humanitarian catastrophe wrought by the brutal civil war.

Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January, the United Nations said, underscoring the escalating toll of a civil war now entering its fourth year.

As the conflict in Sudan approaches the three year mark, the humanitarian conditions on the ground remain dire. United Nations officials are once again sounding the alarm, at a time when much of the world's attention is focused on the war in the Middle East.

Near-daily drone strikes have disrupted life across Sudan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.