RSF drones attack vital sites in North Kordofan and White Nile states

January 4, 2026 (EL OBEID) – Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones attacked several vital sites in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State, and in central Sudan’s White Nile State between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing suicide drones targeting civilian and strategic locations across both regions during the late-night and dawn hours.

The Sudanese Electricity Company said in a statement that the El Obeid thermal power plant was hit at dawn on Sunday. The attack caused direct hits and sparked a fire in the machinery building. Civil Defence forces extinguished the blaze, and officials said a technical assessment is underway to determine the extent of the damage before repairs begin.

Local sources told Sudan Tribune that RSF drones targeted multiple sites in El Obeid, including areas around Al-Amal Hospital and El Obeid Airport. The strikes also hit the thermal power station north of the city. Because the station was offline and acting as a reserve unit, the attack did not disrupt the city’s power supply, which the Um Dabaker plant in White Nile State currently provides.

Civil Defence teams worked to contain the fires in the plant’s engine rooms while air defence systems engaged drones over El Obeid in several waves from Saturday night through Sunday morning.

In White Nile State, army anti-aircraft units shot down three RSF suicide drones targeting the Kenana Air Base. A fourth drone reportedly crashed in the Asalaya area, north of the state capital, Rabak.