Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says
- Sudan's Rapid Support Forces conducted a drone strike on Sunday targeting a military air base along with additional sites near the Port Sudan Airport, located in the eastern port city.
- The attack marks the first RSF strike to reach Port Sudan amid a two-year conflict between the RSF and the army that began in April 2023 over a power struggle ahead of civilian rule transition.
- The RSF had previously focused drone strikes on power stations in central and northern areas controlled by the army, but this new strike indicates an expansion in attack scope and frequency.
- Army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah stated that no injuries occurred and the damage was minor after five drones struck Osman Digna Air Base, a warehouse for goods, and several civilian locations.
- This attack may signal a major shift in the conflict, which has uprooted more than 12 million people, caused acute hunger for half the population, and is deemed the world's worst humanitarian crisis by the UN.
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Rapid Support Forces launch first attack on Sudan Port
The RSF attacked the Osman Digna airbase, a goods warehouse and several civilian facilities located around the coastal city’s airport, reported the military spokesman. The attackers used suicide drones, a recurrent tactic in recent clashes. Despite the scale of the attack, authorities reported no fatalities. Port Sudan, key to the military and administrative control of the northeast of the country, is home to government headquarters, an internat…
Drone Strikes and Turmoil: Sudan's Port Sudan Under Rapid Support Forces Attack
Drone Strikes and Turmoil: Sudan's Port Sudan Under Rapid Support Forces Attack In a significant escalation of ongoing conflict, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) initiated a drone attack on the military airbase and civilian facilities in the coastal city of Port Sudan, according to military sources. This marks the first known aggression by RSF on the strategically important Red Sea city.Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah, spokespers…
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