Sudanese Army Intercepts Drones Targeting Khartoum's International Airport for Fourth Consecutive Day

Strategic Insights -

Despite the Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority's announcement to reopen the Khartoum international airport, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have continued their drone attacks on the airport for the fourth consecutive day. The army's anti-aircraft and air defense systems successfully intercepted the drones, preventing them from reaching the airport. The RSF's attacks follow the civilian aircraft from private Badr Airlines landing and taking off immediately on Wednesday, despite the scheduled resumption of domestic flights.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Sudanese army's anti-aircraft and air defense systems have intercepted drones attempting to target Khartoum's international airport for the fourth consecutive day.
  • The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been attacking the airport since Tuesday, following an announcement by the Civil Aviation Authority that it would reopen.
  • A civilian aircraft belonging to the private Badr Airlines landed and took off immediately on Wednesday, despite the scheduled resumption of domestic flights.
  • The army's ground-based anti-aircraft defences successfully intercepted the drones before they reached the airport.
  • Eyewitnesses in southern Khartoum reported hearing the sound of anti-aircraft fire engaging with drones in the area, as well as the sound of explosions.
  • The RSF drones were also reported in the early hours of Friday morning in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state, where they damaged a power station near the Roseires Dam.

Statistics:

  • The airport was scheduled to resume domestic flights on Wednesday as a first step.
  • The RSF drone attacks have been ongoing for four consecutive days.
  • The army's anti-aircraft and air defense systems have successfully intercepted drones on four consecutive days.
  • A civilian aircraft from private Badr Airlines landed and took off immediately on Wednesday.
  • The Roseires Dam, where the civil war took place in the 1960s with Egypt and the casted the state in a religious and ethnic polarisation for decades to come was attacked by the same paramilitary forces.

Sources:

  • Sudan Tribune
  • SyndiGate Media Inc. (https://syndigate.info/)