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Drone attacks extend campaign targeting Sudan’s power system

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In short

The latest strikes on facilities in New Halfa, Aroma, and Northern State pushed the total number of attacks on the national power network to 18 within a single week. In response to the assault on civilian infrastructure, Sudan's military government filed formal complaints against Ethiopia with the United Nations Security Council and the African Union's Peace and Security Council. On the ground, the military announced that a faction of paramilitary fighters surrendered in Blue Nile state, following the defection of a senior commander who subsequently disclosed details of foreign backing.

Key points

  • The national electricity grid has suffered 18 documented strikes over the course of a sin…: The national electricity grid has suffered 18 documented strikes over the course of a single week.
  • Diplomatic tensions are escalating as the Sudanese government formally implicates neighbo…: Diplomatic tensions are escalating as the Sudanese government formally implicates neighboring Ethiopia in the paramilitary campaign.
  • A defecting senior RSF commander provided the army with operational intelligence, includi…: A defecting senior RSF commander provided the army with operational intelligence, including claims of Ethiopian assistance.

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Attacks the latest to disrupt electricity supplies; army reports new defections from paramilitary RSF.

Drone strikes are reported to have hit three electricity substations in eastern and northern Sudan, the latest attacks in a concentrated campaign.

The attacks on Monday, which caused widespread power outages across parts of the country, brought the number of strikes reported to target Sudan’s electricity network to 18 over the past week.

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Sudan’s military government has claimed that Ethiopia is aiding the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – which it has been fighting since April 2023 – in carrying out the attacks.

Facilities in New Halfa and Aroma in eastern Kassala state were hit early on Monday, while the al-Ghazali…

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