{"id":250,"date":"2025-12-08T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:47:23","slug":"sudans-army-intercepts-rsf-drone-attack-on-civilian-facilities-in-blue-nile-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/sudans-army-intercepts-rsf-drone-attack-on-civilian-facilities-in-blue-nile-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s army intercepts RSF drone attack on civilian facilities in Blue Nile state"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">State government calls attack \u2018clear disregard for lives of civilians and their humanitarian needs\u2019 <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Sudanese army intercepted a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that targeted civilian service facilities in Ad-Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state, authorities said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Nile state government said in a statement that the armed forces repelled an RSF attempt to target civilian infrastructure in the city, describing the RSF as a \u201cterrorist militia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It condemned \u201cin the strongest terms\u201d the drone attack and the rebel group\u2019s attempt to strike the city\u2019s power station, without providing details on casualties or damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power station is a vital public facility relied upon for having access to water and operating hospitals, dialysis centers and neonatal care units, the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack reflects a \u201cclear disregard for the lives of civilians and their humanitarian needs,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities reassured residents that the \u201csituation is under control,\u201d adding that the Sudanese army is fulfilling its duty to maintain security and stability, protect lives and property, and prevent efforts to drag the country into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no immediate comment from the RSF on the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier Sunday, the non-governmental Emergency Lawyers group said RSF drones targeted Ad-Damazin\u2019s main power station Saturday, causing a total blackout and disrupting water supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sudanese authorities have recently accused the RSF of carrying out a series of drone attacks on civilian facilities, including power stations and infrastructure, in northern and eastern cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group controls all five Darfur states out of Sudan\u2019s 18 states, while the army holds most of the remaining 13 states, including the capital, Khartoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The civil war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>State government calls attack \u2018clear disregard for lives of civilians and their humanitarian needs\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250\/revisions\/252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}