Drone attacks kill 14 civilians in Sudan
Power infrastructure damaged, disrupting water and electricity supplies across multiple regions.
Drone attacks across Sudan killed at least 14 civilians and injured several others between Monday evening and Tuesday. Eight people died in Um Dibo, West Kordofan, on Monday. On Tuesday, four died and over 10 were injured when a drone struck a fuel station in El Abbasiya Tagali market, South Kordofan. In Ed Damazin, Blue Nile region, a woman and a young man were killed and others wounded in strikes on Tuesday evening.
The attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure prompted warnings from the United Nations and the Arab League. The Blue Nile Civil Society Initiative blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its ally for the Ed Damazin strikes, calling for an end to attacks on civilians. Blue Nile governor Ahmed El Omda condemned the strikes as an assault on civilians and property.
The strikes on power infrastructure have triggered widespread power cuts and disrupted clean water supplies. The Arab League condemned repeated attacks it attributed to the RSF on energy facilities in Khartoum, El Gezira, Sennar, El Gedaref, River Nile, and Red Sea states. The UN warned that continued drone attacks on critical energy infrastructure were disrupting essential services.
Why it mattersCivilians across Sudan are directly affected by drone attacks that kill people, damage property, and disrupt essential services like electricity and water.