Drone strikes blamed on RSF knock out Sudanese power substations

The short version

• Drone strikes knocked out power substations in Al-Dabbah and Abu Hamad on Sunday, which Sudan's government and a rights group blame on the RSF.[Associated Press]
• Emergency Lawyers says 15 substations have been targeted since early October, leaving Sudan's grid dependent on the Merowe Dam.[Associated Press]
• Sudan's Foreign Ministry alleges UAE-supplied drones were launched from Ethiopia; the UAE has repeatedly denied arming the RSF, and no independent verification is reported.[Associated Press]

Key facts

• Drone strikes on Sunday knocked out power substations in Al-Dabbah and Abu Hamad, leaving both towns without power.[Associated Press]
• Sudan's government and the rights group Emergency Lawyers blamed the RSF for attacks on electricity stations in army-held areas.[Associated Press]
• Emergency Lawyers said 15 substations have been targeted since early October.[Associated Press]
• Drones reportedly hit the Um Dabakir thermal power station in White Nile state late Wednesday, shutting it down, according to an employee.[Associated Press]
• Sudan's Foreign Ministry alleged the drones were supplied by the UAE and launched from Ethiopia; the UAE has repeatedly denied arming the RSF.[Associated Press]
• Sudan lodged complaints against Ethiopia with the UN Security Council and the African Union's Peace and Security Council.[Al Jazeera]
• Sudan's army-led Transitional Sovereignty Council reported 70 assaults involving 187 one-way attack drones from February 15 to October 27.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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• Sudan’s power grid nears collapse as drone strikes blamed on RSF target electric stationsAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
• Sudan files complaints against Ethiopia with UN over deadly drone spreeAl Jazeera