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| Drone The national electricity company said drones hit Port Sudan's main power substation, causing a blackout across the city. Source passage [3]“Later in the morning, drones hit Port Sudan's main power substation, the national electricity company said, causing a blackout across the city.” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | National electricity company via Eyewitness News (AFP report) | supports An official utility statement; together with the airport official and Ambrey it supports the confirmed drone status. |
| Drone An airport official told AFP that a drone hit the civilian section of the airport. Source passage [3]“One drone hit "the civilian section of the Port Sudan airport", an airport official told AFP” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | Port Sudan airport official via Eyewitness News (AFP report) | supports Unnamed official quoted by AFP. |
| Drone The maritime security firm Ambrey reported drone strikes that targeted Port Sudan's container terminal. Source passage [2]“The action included drone strikes by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that targeted Port Sudan's container terminal, British maritime security firm Ambrey reported.” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | Ambrey, a British maritime security firm via TimesLIVE (Reuters report) | supports A source independent of the Sudanese parties for the drone strikes; its naming of the RSF is not adopted as established attribution. |
| Attribution Military sources blamed the paramilitary RSF for the attacks on Port Sudan. Source passage [2]“Military sources have blamed the paramilitary RSF for the attacks on Port Sudan since Sunday.” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | Sudanese military sources via TimesLIVE (Reuters report) | supports Anonymous sources aligned with one party to the conflict. |
| Attribution Residents told Al Jazeera they believed the RSF carried out the drone strikes. Source passage [1]“they believe that it was drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – once again” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | Port Sudan residents, via an Al Jazeera correspondent via Al Jazeera | supports Belief of residents, not evidence. |
| Attribution The RSF did not address the drone attacks in a statement late on Tuesday. Source passage [1]“In a statement late Tuesday, the RSF did not address the drone attacks on Port Sudan.” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | Al Jazeera | context only No claim of responsibility and no denial. |
| Attribution Sudan's army-aligned information minister accused the UAE of supplying the drones to the RSF. Source passage [3]“accused the UAE of supplying the drones used in the attack to "its proxy", the RSF” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | Sudan's army-aligned information minister via Eyewitness News (AFP report) | context only Accusation by a party to the conflict; Al Jazeera notes that the UAE has consistently denied backing the RSF. |
| Context The UN chief said reports of paramilitary attacks on Port Sudan were a worrying development for civilian protection and humanitarian operations. Source passage [3]“reports of paramilitary attacks on Port Sudan were a "worrying development threatening the protection of civilians and humanitarian operations"” Passage checked word for word against the source on 12 Oct 2026. | UN Secretary-General via Eyewitness News (AFP report) | context only Expresses concern about the reports; it does not itself attribute the attacks. |