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Rapid Support Forces drones attack petrol stations in Al-Rahad, Sudan

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Drones operated by the Rapid Support Forces attacked petrol stations in the Sudanese city of Al-Rahad on Thursday. The information is based on sources cited by Sudanese media outlet Bajnews.

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, launched a drone attack on petrol stations in Al-Rahad, in North Kordofan state, on Thursday, according to sources cited by Bajnews.

The attack follows damage to four mining facilities in Sudan by drones attributed to the RSF on 17 October. The RSF also injured six civilians in a drone attack in El Obeid on 9 October, according to an earlier report by Bajnews.

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