Eyewitnesses reported seeing suicide drones targeting civilian and strategic locations across both regions during the late-night and dawn hours.
The Sudanese Electricity Company said in a statement that the El Obeid thermal power plant was hit at dawn on Sunday. The attack caused direct hits and sparked a fire in the machinery building. Civil Defence forces extinguished the blaze, and officials said a technical assessment is underway to determine the extent of the damage before repairs begin.
Local sources told Sudan Tribune that RSF drones targeted multiple sites in El Obeid, including areas around Al-Amal Hospital and El Obeid Airport. The strikes also hit the thermal power station north of the city. Because the station was offline and acting as a reserve unit, the attack did not disrupt the city’s power supply, which the Um Dabaker plant in White Nile State currently provides.
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