A series of drone strikes purportedly targeted three electricity substations across eastern and northern Sudan, triggering widespread power outages. The attacks on Monday bring the total number of reported strikes against the nation's critical energy infrastructure to 18 over the past week.

According to local reports, facilities in New Halfa and Aroma within the eastern Kassala state were struck early Monday, alongside the al-Ghazali substation in Sudan’s Northern State. Social media footage allegedly showed raging fires at the sites as civil defense teams struggled to contain them, though independent verification remains unavailable.

The Sudanese military government has claimed that neighboring Ethiopia is allegedly assisting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—with whom it has been locked in conflict since April 2023—in executing these sabotage campaigns. On Sunday, the authorities announced formal complaints filed with the United Nations Security Council and the African Union regarding Addis Ababa's purported involvement.

Concurrently, the Sudanese army reported that a faction of RSF members had surrendered in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state. This development follows a video statement from senior RSF commander Siddiq Ander announcing his defection, with the military asserting that desertions within the paramilitary ranks are steadily increasing.

Source: www.aljazeera.com