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Wave of drone strikes hit targets near Sudan capital
Rapid Support Forces targeted critical infrastructure including an oil refinery and power stations in drone strikes, ending months of calm amid Sudan's ongoing civil war with tens of thousands killed.
- On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, drones launched by the Rapid Support Forces struck Khartoum state, marking the first such attacks in months on vital installations near the army-held capital.
- The Tasis Coalition of armed groups and political parties claimed responsibility, saying it targeted military and logistical sites amid a 2-1/2-year civil war; earlier this year, the RSF carried out drone attacks after being pushed out of central and eastern Sudan.
- At around 5:00 am , witnesses said drones struck the Al-Jaili oil refinery, Al-Markhiyat substation in Omdurman and Yarmuk weapons factory, while four drones hit a power station sparking a fire.
- Military sources reported the Wadi Seidna strike was intercepted and that Kafuri suffered troop injuries, while a national electricity company source said power site damage was minor amid a reconstruction programme with around 600,000 people returning.
- Mediation efforts between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have failed, as tens of thousands have died and around 14 million fled, with El-Fasher under heavy siege and hundreds killed.
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OODA LoopDrones strike across Sudanese capital, RSF claims responsibility
Drones launched by the Rapid Support Forces targeted vital installations in the Sudanese army-controlled Khartoum state on Tuesday morning, including the capital, the first such attacks in months, according to residents and the paramilitary. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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After a lull since the army took over the capital in May, military installations, a refinery and a power plant were targeted on Tuesday.
·Paris, France
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On Tuesday, drone attacks targeted military installations, a refinery and a power plant in the Khartoum area controlled by the army since May and calm since then, according to witnesses joined by AFP and officials.
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