Overview
- The army says RSF drones targeted Merowe’s headquarters, airport and dam, claiming the strikes were intercepted.
- Witnesses report a total power cut in Merowe following the attacks on the northern city.
- Fighting has shifted into oil-rich Kordofan, where the IOM reports roughly 50,000 people have fled and towns such as Babanusa, El-Obeid, Kadougli and Dilling face sieges.
- Satellite imagery reviewed by AFP and Vista Map shows recent clashes and fires in Babanusa, a key rail hub in Kordofan.
- The RSF’s Oct. 26 capture of El-Fasher triggered a new exodus of nearly 100,000 people, while the IOM cites testimonies describing drone strikes killing civilians, sexual violence and executions; G7 officials voice alarm and the UAE denies accusations it arms the RSF.