Sudanese RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, says army spokesperson
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Sudanese army spokesperson said on Sunday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military airbase and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan Airport, the first time RSF attacks have reached the eastern port city.
(Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz, Writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Saad Sayeed)
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