PORT SUDAN, Sudan: The Sudanese army intercepted Saturday a drone attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces on the key southern city of El-Obeid, a military source said, two days after the paramilitary group said it agreed to a US-backed truce proposal.
The RSF, at war with the army since April 2023, appears to be preparing for an offensive to seize the army-controlled city, less than two weeks after it captured the city of El-Fasher — the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region.
“The air defense system today shot down a drone launched by the RSF militia toward the city,” said the military source, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to brief the media.
El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, sits on a key supply route linking the Sudanese capital Khartoum to Darfur.
The fall of El-Fasher gave the RSF control of all five state capitals in the vast western region, in addition to parts of the south.
