Conflitti · SudanRSF Drone Siege Cuts Power to 500,000 in Sudan's El ObeidScritto 7 settembre 2026 alle ore 21:22 UTCGuardaTrascrizione0:00Al-Obeid is under a renewed assault as0:02fighters try to seal off the North0:03Kordofan capital with drone strikes0:05described as destroying fuel tankers on0:07the road in and hitting power0:09facilities, supply routes, and0:10hospitals, leaving civilians and0:12hospitals without fuel and electricity.0:14The RSF stepped up drone attacks across0:17[music] Sudan this week after recently0:19losing ground to the Sudanese army.0:21Al-Obeid sits on the main east-west0:23highway [music] to Khartoum. Its fall0:25would deprive the army of its main0:27regional base and open the corridor0:29toward the capital. Fuel tankers on the0:31road into the city are described as0:33destroyed, choking the supply line the0:35city depends on. A hospital generator0:37stopped for 10 minutes [music] when fuel0:39ran out, leaving premature babies at0:41immediate risk during the outage. The0:43city [music] is believed to hold about0:45half a million people, including about0:47100,000 already [music] displaced, now0:49facing severe fuel and power shortages.0:52Whether a full siege has been0:53established, how much aid and fuel can0:56get through, [music] and how long0:58hospitals can keep power on remains0:59unverified with no independent1:02confirmation of damage, casualties, or1:04supply levels. The push [music] comes in1:06a war that began in April 2023 and that1:08the United Nations describes [music] as1:10the world's worst humanitarian crisis.1:13And that single on-the-ground account1:14from August 14th has not yet been1:16independently verified by UN or other1:18humanitarian agencies. One resident,1:20Amna, gave birth in a displacement camp1:23after her husband was killed in the1:24fighting.1:26Like and follow for more stories that1:28matter.Leggi l’articoloCronologia della storiaHeyDexIl video breve ↗
