The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched their first drone strike on Port Sudan, marking a dramatic shift in the two-year conflict against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The attack, which targeted a military air base and civilian facilities, caused limited damage but no injuries, according to the army. It represents a bold move by the RSF into what had been the SAF’s safest stronghold and de facto capital.
The strike underscores the RSF’s growing drone capability and the deepening instability of Sudan’s devastating civil war, which has killed 150,000 and displaced millions. Port Sudan, once a refuge, is now within reach of conflict, casting further doubt on prospects for peace.
