Paramilitary launches drones, ground attacks across Sudan
Drones targeted the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as paramilitaries launched ground attacks, sources reported.
Paramilitary forces launched drones and ground attacks across Sudan on Thursday, targeting the capital Khartoum and the southeastern border with Ethiopia, according to AFP correspondents and sources from both sides. This is the second day of drone strikes over Khartoum, following anti-aircraft missile attacks from Omdurman, the city's twin.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, a former deputy of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have been battling the Sudanese military since April 2023. The RSF launched counteroffensive attacks on the highway connecting Khartoum with El-Obeid and targeted the town of Kurmuk on the southeastern border. Both sides have struggled to maintain control over El-Obeid's northern axis.
Witnesses reported seeing drones in the sky and explosions across central and north Khartoum. The RSF claims to have "liberated" Kurmuk, while the army asserts it was recaptured from inside Ethiopian territory. Ethiopia denies harboring RSF fighters, but local sources claim the porous border is a crucial supply line. The attacks come after the RSF, which once seemed on the back foot, launched drone strikes on five army-controlled cities.
RSF leader Daglo vowed to unleash his fighters, accused of war crimes, and threatened a large-scale retaliation. Al-Burhan and Daglo, once allies, have since been in a power struggle and refuse to negotiate while vying for a decisive advantage. Sudan's conflict has caused over 200,000 deaths and the world's largest hunger and displacement crises.
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