Sudan: RSF Drones Strike El Gezira Fuel Depot As Both Sides Report Shootdowns

What the report says

Dabanga, as distributed by AllAfrica, reported that drones linked to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck the Umm Alila fuel depot east of Wad Madani in El Gezira early Sunday, setting off fires and causing damage at a key fuel storage and distribution site. Residents in Abu Haraz, about 20 kilometres northeast of Wad Madani, said they heard explosions shortly after dawn prayers, and video shared online showed flames at parts of the facility.

Civil Defence teams responded to contain the blaze, and the report said the fire was prevented from spreading to other tanks. The damage was described as limited to petrol and diesel storage tanks. The depot is significant because it supplies fuel used across El Gezira, making the attack potentially disruptive to transport and local commerce.

The article also placed the incident in the wider context of ongoing drone activity in Sudan’s war. The Sudanese Armed Forces said it had shot down an FH-95 drone northeast of El Kokiti in North Kordofan on Thursday, while the RSF said it downed a Turkish-made Bayraktar drone over the Blue Nile region the same day. North Kordofan has seen increased fighting in recent weeks, underscoring the spread of hostilities beyond the main front lines.