Sudan's RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says

RSF drone attack on Port Sudan marks a major shift in Sudanese conflict, no casualties reported.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military air base and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan Airport, a Sudanese army spokesperson said on Sunday, in the first RSF attack to reach the eastern port city.

No casualties were reported from the attacks, the spokesperson said.

The RSF has not commented on the incident.

The RSF has targeted power stations in Army-controlled locations in central and northern Sudan for the past several months but the strikes had not inflicted heavy casualties.

The drone attack on Port Sudan indicates a major shift in the two-year conflict between the Sudanese Army and the RSF. The eastern regions, which shelter a large number of displaced people, had so far avoided bombardment.

The Army has responded by beefing up its deployment around vital facilities in Port Sudan and has closed roads leading to the presidential palace and Army command.

Port Sudan, home to the country's primary airport, Army headquarters and a seaport, has been perceived as the safest place in the war-ravaged nation.