RSF, political allies claim responsibility for Khartoum drone strikes: What to know
As Sudan’s army presses a new offensive in Kordofan and Darfur, the RSF and an allied coalition claimed rare responsibility for drone strikes on Khartoum.
Sudan’s Ministry of Energy said Wednesday that it had begun repairs on a power station and oil refinery following a series of drone strikes in Sudan's Khartoum state on Tuesday by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The strikes, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, targeted the Al-Markhiyat electricity substation in Omdurman, just across the Nile River from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, causing blackouts across the city. Other strikes targeted Wadi Seidna military area in Omdurman, the Yarmouk military complex in southern Khartoum and the Al-Jaili district to the north, which houses Sudan’s main oil refinery.
On Wednesday, Sudan's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum released a statement condemning the attacks on the power station and oil refinery. The ministry said that the attacks on the refinery focused on the facility's "control center, meters, LPG tanks and fuel pipeline" linked to a nearby power station.
The ministry said that it had begun maintenance work on the sites affected on Tuesday following the attacks.
