Militia Performs Drone Strike on Red Sea Harbor City, According to Sudanese Army Declaration
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In a shocking turn of events, Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a drone attack on Port Sudan's military airbase and civilian facilities on Sunday, as per military reports. The attack marked the first such incident in the Red Sea city by the RSF.
Despite the attack, no casualties were registered, making it apparent that the RSF aimed to cause damage rather than loss of life. Port Sudan serves as an interim seat for the government since the ongoing war between the military and the RSF began approximately two years ago.
Brig. Gen. Nabil Abdullah, a spokesman for the Sudanese military, confirmed that RSF drones struck an ammunition warehouse in the Osman Digna airbase, leading to explosions. Besides the airbase, the attack also targeted a cargo warehouse and civilian installations, he added in a statement.
Footage posted on social media showed thick smoke billowing from the airbase. The attack momentarily disrupted air traffic at Port Sudan's airport, according to the Sudanese civil aviation authority.
Before the RSF seized Khartoum International Airport, Port Sudan has been the country's entry point. Although the military managed to reclaim the capital's airport earlier this year, the facility remains non-operational.
No comment was immediately available from the RSF regarding the attack. However, the paramilitaries have been boosting their drone attacks on civilian facilities in areas under military control in Sudan. Last month, for example, they targeted a major power plant in Atbara, a railway city north of Khartoum.
The ongoing conflict stems from power struggles between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemedti), leader of the RSF. The conflict, rooted in their fractured alliance, has wreaked havoc across Sudan, leaving at least 24,000 people dead since April 15, 2023. The number is estimated to be significantly higher, while millions have been displaced, with hundreds of thousands facing famine.
Atrocities such as mass rape and ethnically motivated killings, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, have marked the fighting, especially in Darfur, according to the U.N. and international rights groups.
In brief, the power struggle between Sudan's military and the RSF has set off a devastating conflict, with the RSF using drone attacks to target vital strategic locations such as Port Sudan. The ongoing clashes exacerbate the humanitarian crisis faced by Sudan and pose a threat to regional stability.
- The military reports indicate that a national crisis occurred in Sudan, as Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on the military airbase and civilian facilities in Port Sudan.
- The RSF's use of drone attacks against strategic locations like Port Sudan's civilian installations and military bases in their conflict with the military could be interpreted as a form of warfare reminiscent of war-and-conflicts.
- The escalating national crime in Sudan, including the RSF's drone attacks on civilian facilities, has brought political implications, impacting general news discussions on regional stability, humanitarian crises, and human rights abuses.
