Drone strikes on Port Sudan in May 2025 reportedly hit the international airport,1281 damaged fuel depots,1282 targeted the city’s main electricity substation and gas storage facilities,1283 and led to the displacement of about 3 350 people.1284 The disruptions resulted in shortages of water and electricity supplies,1285 which limited services and operating hours of hospitals and medical centres.1286 Between 1 March 2025 and 17 August 2026, Insecurity Insight recorded three attacks on health care in Red Sea, one attributed to the SAF, one attributed to the Joint Forces and one to the RSF. No destruction or damage to health facilities resulting from these attacks were recorded.1287 Between 1 March 2025 and 31 May 2026, Insecurity Insight did not record any attacks on educational facilities in the state.1288 In Red Sea state, trade was disrupted by the conflict, limiting people’s livelihoods and rising prices significantly, as reported by IPC in November 2025.1289
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ACAPS, Sudan: Risk of continued drone strikes on Port Sudan, 23 May 2025, url, p. 4
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Al Jazeera, The drones being used in Sudan: 1,000 attacks since April 2023, 3 February 2026, url; OHCHR, Human Rights Situation in the Sudan (1 January to 30 June 2025), 19 September 2025, url, para. 28; ACAPS, Sudan: Risk of continued drone strikes on Port Sudan, 23 May 2025, url, p. 1; BBC News, No water, no power - Port Sudan reeling after week of attacks, 10 May 2025, url
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OHCHR, Sudan: UN expert calls for end to attacks on critical civilian infrastructure amidst intensifying drone strikes, 19 May 2025, url
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UNICEF, Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report No. 31, 21 July 2025, url, p. 2
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OHCHR, Human Rights Situation in the Sudan (1 January to 30 June 2025), 19 September 2025, url, paras. 28, 70
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UN Human Rights Council, Situation of human rights in the Sudan – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, A/HRC/61/24, 13 January 2026, url, paras. 37, 86
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Insecurity Insight, 2016-2026 SDN Attacks on Health Care Incident Data, as of 24 August 2026, url
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Insecurity Insight, 2017-2026 SDN Education in Danger Incident Data, as of 24 August 2026, url
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IPC, IPC Global Initiative - Special Brief - Sudan, November 2025, url, p. 27