Sudan: RSF Drones Strike El Gezira Fuel Depot As Both Sides Report Shootdowns
[Dabanga] Wad Madani -- Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces drones struck the Umm Alila fuel depot east of Wad Madani in El Gezira early on Sunday, triggering fires as Sudan's warring sides reported further drone activity across the country.
Early Sunday morning, paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones attacked the Umm Alila fuel depot located east of Wad Madani in El Gezira, resulting in fires. Residents reported hearing multiple explosions shortly after dawn prayers in Abu Haraz, situated around 20 kilometers northeast of Wad Madani. Videos shared online depicted flames engulfing sections of the depot while Civil Defence teams worked to control the blaze.
The facility stores and distributes petrol and diesel throughout El Gezira; however, Civil Defence managed to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other tanks, causing limited damage to the petrol and diesel tanks.
Separately, Sudan's Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claimed on Thursday that their air defenses had shot down an FH-95 drone northeast of El Kokiti in North Kordofan. This marked the second FH-95 drone downed by SAF air defenses this week. North Kordofan has witnessed an increase in fighting recently. Meanwhile, RSF reported that they had downed a Turkish-made Bayraktar drone over the Blue Nile region on Thursday.
RSF accused the army of consistently targeting populated areas and urged the international community and regional organizations to condemn such actions. AllAfrica, which aggregates and publishes news from over 90 news organizations and various institutions, does not edit or correct the content provided by its publishers.
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