The Associated Press published on 25 January 2025 an article titled "Fighting in Sudan's Civil War Sets Ablaze the Country's Largest Oil Refinery, Satellite Photos Show."
Sudan's largest oil refinery, located 40 miles north of Khartoum and owned by Sudan's government and the China National Petroleum Corporation, was set ablaze during fighting on 22 January between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The SAF blamed the RSF for deliberately setting the fire and the RSF claimed the SAF dropped "barrel bombs" on the facility.
