Sudan: Drone Attacks Kill Civilians and Cripple Sudan's Power Infrastructure, UN Warns of Growing Humanitarian Toll

What the report says

Drone strikes across Sudan have killed at least 14 civilians and injured several others, according to Dabanga, with recent attacks reported in West Kordofan, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. The report says the dead included eight people in Um Dibo in El Sunut locality, four people at a fuel station in El Abbasiya Tagali, and two civilians in Ed Damazin. Witnesses and local sources also described damage to vehicles, a home and other civilian property, while some injured people were taken to hospital.

The article says the Blue Nile Civil Society Initiative identified one of those killed in Ed Damazin as a mother of three and said another woman was wounded. It also reported local accusations that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, were behind that attack. Blue Nile's governor condemned the strikes as attacks on civilians and civilian property.

Beyond the deaths, the report says drone attacks have increasingly targeted electricity and fuel infrastructure in several states, including Khartoum, El Gezira, Sennar, El Gedaref, River Nile and Red Sea. The Arab League and the United Nations warned that damage to power stations and substations has cut electricity to large areas and disrupted clean water supplies, forcing some residents to rely on unsafe sources. The UN said the attacks are worsening humanitarian conditions and urged an end to hostilities and renewed mediation efforts.