The Sudanese Alliance for Rights (SAR) condemns in the strongest terms the escalating and deliberate attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilian infrastructure across Sudan. These assaults are not incidental; they represent a strategic campaign to cripple essential services and punish civilian populations.
Press reports and local observers from Sudan have highlighted that RSF drone strikes have repeatedly targeted the Merowe Dam power station, one of Sudan’s largest electricity generators, causing transformer damage, fires, and widespread blackouts that have severely disrupted electricity supplies in the Northern State, as well as in Omdurman, Atbara, and surrounding areas.
The RSF has also assaulted water infrastructure, including treatment plants and pumping stations, cutting off access to clean drinking water for communities already under siege. Investigations by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan and the International Committee of the Red Cross indicate that these attacks violate international humanitarian law, which obliges parties to protect essential civilian infrastructure.
Health services have been similarly impacted. Human Rights Watch reports that RSF fighters entered, looted, and attacked medical facilities, including South Hospital in El Fasher. The UN Fact Finding Mission confirmed that dozens of hospitals, clinics, and ambulances have been shelled, raided, or rendered non-functional, contributing to a catastrophic collapse of health services.
In addition, the conflict has caused widespread destruction of homes, markets, schools, and other civilian property, while some communities have faced siege tactics that deliberately deprive them of food, water, and medical aid, according to analyses by the Global Protection Cluster.
The patterns of conduct observed may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, with the deliberate targeting of water systems, electricity lines, and hospitals placing civilian lives at grave risk, as emphasized by the UN Fact-Finding Mission.
These attacks on Sudan’s civilian infrastructure demand urgent international action. The Sudanese Alliance for Rights calls on international bodies, including the United Nations, the African Union, and regional states, to publicly condemn the strikes, demand their immediate cessation, and press for accountability. The UN Human Rights Council should strengthen the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission to ensure full access, security, and resources to document these crimes. Humanitarian and donor agencies must prioritize restoring electricity, water, and health services, while providing emergency assistance to affected communities. The RSF leadership and all parties to the conflict must halt attacks on civilian infrastructure, allow unimpeded humanitarian access, and respect international humanitarian law. Civil society and human rights organizations must continue to document violations, gather evidence, and advocate for the protection of civilians.
SAR remains fully committed to exposing these atrocities, supporting victims, and pursuing justice and restoration for all Sudanese.
Sudanese Alliance for Rights
15 November 2025
