Conflict & Security
RSF drone strikes cut power across eastern Sudan
October 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Coverage
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الدعم السريع يهاجم 5 محطات كهرباء وأمين الجامعة العربية يصل الخرطوم
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TGThe Guardian
Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states
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يواليوم السابع
مسيرات الدعم السريع تستهدف محطتى كهرباء بالقضارف وتغرق شرق السودان فى الظلام
(opens the publisher’s site)Sudan's Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes against five power stations, cutting electricity across the army-controlled eastern states of Al-Jazira, Gedaref, and White Nile.
- A government official said RSF drones struck five power stations, two each in Al-Jazira and Gedaref and one in White Nile, cutting power across the east.
- In Gedaref, drones hit the Al-Fo and Al-Hawat stations, triggering a full blackout from 2 am with no casualties and fires brought under control.
- A UN tally counted more than 300 people killed by drone strikes across Sudan in the first three weeks of October.
- Military sources told Al Jazeera that Sudanese army defenses intercepted RSF drones targeting power stations and civilian facilities in Al Faw and Al Hawata.