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Archive photo · 4 November 2025Sudan Drone Strike Kills 21 In Nyala Market, Triggers Khartoum Power Outages
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Drone strike on Nyala market kills 21 and injures about 40. Attack triggers widespread power outages in Khartoum and eastern states.
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Nyala market strike and Khartoum power
A drone strike hit a market in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, killing 21 people and injuring more than 40 others, according to a medical source and witnesses cited by AFP. The medical team at Nyala Hospital said, "21 people were killed by last night’s bombardment, and more than 40 were wounded," while it could not determine how many victims were Rapid Support Forces fighters.
On Tuesday, the Rapid Support Forces launched a drone attack that hit a power station in Khartoum, with an AFP-cited source saying the drones targeted the Marakiat transformer station west of Omdurman. The strike affected supply across large parts of Khartoum and ElGezira states, and witnesses told Anadolu Agency that a drone struck the Marakiat transformer station at dawn on Tuesday, causing power outages in wide areas of Khartoum.
Retaliation, casualties, and outages
Daily Sabah described the attacks as retaliatory drone strikes between Sudan's warring factions, saying the Nyala market strike killed 21 people and wounded at least 40 others. A medic at Nyala Hospital said, "Twenty-one people were killed in last night's bombing, and more than 40 others injured," while he was unable to identify how many were RSF fighters.
Daily Sabah also said RSF militia drones targeted the Al-Markhiyat transformer station, disrupting the power supply across large parts of Khartoum and Al-Jazira states. The same article tied the escalation to a day after a coordinated RSF drone attack on six power stations that left millions without power in Al-Jazira, White Nile, Sennar and Gedaref states.
Humanitarian stakes and UN warning
The war in Sudan, which Al-Jazirah Net said has been waged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the RSF, has killed tens of thousands and displaced about 13 million people, amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.
The United Nations warned that attacks on power stations threaten health and essential services for millions, and the UN condemnation of drone escalation was echoed in Boaba al-Wasat Online's account of Volker Türk's statement.
Volker Türk said, "The increasing use of drones, which has already caused the majority of civilian deaths related to the conflict in Sudan this year, is very troubling and leads to a devastating toll."
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry insisted food security was "reassuring" and accused "some countries and organizations" of "politically exploiting the humanitarian situation," as the U.S. State Department and 30 other countries warned on Monday about urgent action to prevent famine expanding across the country.