Sudan paramilitary drone attacks target town in country’s north

Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched several drone attacks in the northern town of Merowe, with the strikes targeted a dam in an army-occupied territory, according to Asharq Al-Awsat plus agencies on November 13th.

An army statement blames the RSF for these attacks, saying drones “targeted the army headquarters, the airport and the Merowe dam.” Witnesses encountered more than 24 explosions.

They also added that the town, about 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Khartoum, was in complete darkness after a full power cut.

The RSF has repeatedly used drones in their attacks, which have left many Sudanese people killed or displaced.

Five people died in drone strikes caused by the RSF, as reported on October 16th, in the city of Al-Dabbah. The Sudan doctors’ network at the time had reported that 223 medical personnel had been killed since the conflict began.

Mohamed Sabre Kashkash, the head of Al-Dabbah security committee, accused the RSF of continuously targeting military infrastructure.

The attacks have led to people not seeking proper aid, buildings being destroyed, and families having to seek refuge in shelters.

On September 29th, Yale’s School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) launched an emergency alert based on satellite imagery that showed the RSF had amassed a fleet of 43 attack drones, within the Darfur region.

Attacks by the RSF drone strikes also hit a maternity ward, killing eight people on October 7th, in the city of El-Fasher.

The hospital that was targeted was supposedly one of the only functioning health facilities in El-Fasher, as most of the hospitals were destroyed entirely by RSF shelling.

On August 1st, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) stated that hospitals had been targeted 10 times since May 2025.

The 18-month siege has left over 400,000 civilians to survive in horrific conditions, with community kitchens having limited food to serve people, and many kitchens closing down due to the blockage of supplies.

The International Organisation for Migration has said that 90,000 civilians have fled El-Fasher since it fell into the control of the RSF.

Asharq Al-Awsat plus agencies, Maghrebi.org