Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief remains defiant after US visa snub
A drone strike hit a fuel depot near the army-held city of Wad Madani, while two explosions rocked Nyala.
KHARTOUM - Two Sudanese cities faced airstrikes on Sunday, witnesses reported to AFP, following army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's vow to continue the ongoing conflict with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) despite mounting international pressure for a ceasefire. The strikes occurred a day after Burhan's denial of a US visa, preventing him from attending the UN General Assembly earlier this week.
The US visa snub is believed to be linked to US efforts to negotiate a three-month truce between the army and the RSF, which Khartoum has rejected, citing concerns about the paramilitary force regrouping if a truce were to be implemented. The drone strike near Wad Madani, a city in central Sudan, targeted a major fuel depot, while two explosions rocked Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state and the RSF's primary stronghold in the west of the country.
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