Drone strikes kill 21 in Sudan as attacks disrupt power supplies

Summary

• At least 21 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a drone strike on a market in Sudan’s western Darfur region, while separate attacks have disrupted electricity supplies across large parts of the country’s east, according to medical workers and witnesses.
• On Tuesday, a drone attack targeted the Al-Markhiyat transformer station, disrupting electricity supplies across large parts of Khartoum and Al-Jazira states, according to a source at the national electricity company.
• The UN has repeatedly warned that attacks on electricity infrastructure threaten essential services, including healthcare and water supplies, for millions of people.

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At least 21 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a drone strike on a market in Sudan’s western Darfur region, while separate attacks have disrupted electricity supplies across large parts of the country’s east, according to medical workers and witnesses.

The market was hit on Monday evening in Nyala, the main city under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur. A medic at Nyala Hospital confirmed the casualties to AFP but said it was unclear how many of the dead or injured were RSF fighters.

Residents said the market in northern Nyala was struck at around 8pm local time. The area was reportedly frequented by young men, including members of the paramilitary group.