Paramilitary's drone attack cuts power in Sudanese capital and surrounds

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Paramilitary's drone attack cuts power in Sudanese capital and surrounds  The unprecedented strikes come weeks after the army celebrated the recapture of the capital.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/15/paramilitarys-drone-attack-cuts-power-in-sudanese-capital-and-surrounds  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Sudan's capital Khartoum and the surrounding state still without electricity on Thursday evening.

00:08The area was hit by an unprecedented barrage of drone strikes overnight Wednesday,

00:14knocking out the power supply.

00:17The attack comes just weeks after the army celebrated the recapture of the city.

00:22Experts say the paramilitary rapid support forces appears to have opened up a new phase in Sudan's civil war,

00:28which has entered its third year.

00:31It switched tactics from ground assaults to long-distance drone attacks on power stations dams

00:38and other infrastructure in army-held territory.

00:41On Wednesday, the RSF attacked three power stations in the city of Omdurman across the Nile from Khartoum.

00:48But it's also repeatedly hit the wartime capital of Port Sudan,

00:52which up until now has been seen as a safe haven for government officials,

00:55diplomats and humanitarian organizations.

00:59The wars devastated Sudan, pushing more than 13 million people out of their homes

01:05and spreading famine and disease.

01:08Tens of thousands of Sudanese have died in the fighting.

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