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RSF Launches Drone Strikes in Sudanese Cities
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In Short: Drones suspected to have been launched by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces hit multiple cities, including the capital Khartoum, causing casualties and damage.
Drones suspected to have been launched by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit three cities, including the capital Khartoum, on Wednesday, according to reports from residents.
The strikes occurred in the early morning, with loud explosions heard shortly after dawn.
In Omdurman, an area west of the capital and home to large army bases, the drones targeted an area where the Fifth Infantry Division is housed, resulting in at least two deaths and six injuries, as reported by media that could not be immediately confirmed.
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- Drones suspected to have been launched by Sudan 's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces hit three cities including the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said.
- The drones hit an area west of Omdurman, part of the capital's greater region and home to large army bases, they said.
- Media reports that could not be immediately confirmed said at least two people were killed and six injured when the drones hit Al Obeid, where residents said the apparent target was a base housing the army's Fifth…
- Residents in the capital reported seeing the drones fly over the city before hearing loud explosions shortly after dawn.
- Video posted online showed columns of black smoke rising above the capital, as well as footage of damaged buildings.
- The attacks come a day after the RSF announced the capture of the town of Qayssan in the southern Blue Nile region, near the South Sudan border.