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Sudan’s power grid nears collapse as drone strikes blamed on RSF target electric stations

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

CAIRO (AP) — Drone strikes knocked out power substations in two northern Sudanese towns on Sunday, the latest in a week of attacks on electricity stations across army-held areas that Sudan’s government and a rights group blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Sudan’s power grid nears collapse as drone strikes blamed on RSF target electric stations (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    CAIRO (AP) — Drone strikes knocked out power substations in two northern Sudanese towns on Sunday, the latest in a week of attacks on electricity stations across army-held areas that Sudan’s government and a rights group blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Drone attacks extend campaign targeting Sudan’s power system (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Attacks the latest to disrupt electricity supplies; army reports new defections from paramilitary RSF.

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