# Drone Strikes in Sudan Destroy Over 330,000 Learning Materials, UNICEF Says

*Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-09-23T12:09:16.470Z (2h ago)
**Category**: humanitarian | **Region**: Africa
**Importance**: 8/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: UNICEF reports that drone strikes on two warehouses in Sudan’s North Kordofan state destroyed more than 330,000 learning materials, including over 292,000 school textbooks and 40,000 Arabic and mathematics review books that were about to be distributed.

Sudan’s war has wiped out a huge stock of basic classroom tools in a single series of strikes.

UNICEF says drone attacks on two warehouses in Shikan locality, in North Kordofan state, on 20 September destroyed more than 330,000 learning materials. The cache included over 292,000 school textbooks and 40,000 Arabic Language and Mathematics Review Books. The agency reported the destruction on 22 September.

Those supplies had been prepared for distribution from North Kordofan to students, according to UNICEF. Instead, the books and review materials were lost before they could reach classrooms.

In a country where conflict has already forced schools to close and displaced students and teachers, the loss of such a large shipment of textbooks will further disrupt lessons and exam preparation. For many children, printed books are the only structured learning materials available.

UNICEF’s account underscores that education infrastructure and supply chains are being hit alongside other civilian assets in Sudan’s fighting. The choice of warehouse locations and the use of drones in Shikan locality now raise questions for aid agencies about where and how they can safely store and move similar materials.

What happens next will depend on whether donors fund a replacement print run, whether UNICEF and partners can find safer hubs for educational supplies, and whether the warring parties agree to spare warehouses and other facilities tied to schooling from future attacks.