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Al Bawaba
11-05-2025
- Al Bawaba
Khartoum announces putting out Port Sudan fire
Published May 11th, 2025 - 06:28 GMT ALBAWABA - Civil defence forces in Sudan announced today, May 11, that the fire that broke out at the main fuel depot and other strategic sites in Port Sudan was "fully contained". Also Read Drone targets Port Sudan amid continued clashes Fighting in the eastern Sudanese city continues between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitaries Rapid Support Forces, which have been targeting it with drones over the past week. The Sudanese civil defence director, Osman Atta, posted on Facebook that the fires which erupted in "large quantities of petroleum reserves" were put out by forces after an intensive operation using "foam materials" and a "meticulously executed plan". Drones deployed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed vital facilities in Port Sudan for the third time on Tuesday morning, striking the port, airport, and oil depots, causing large fires and explosions in Sudan's temporary capital. — Sudan Tribune (@SudanTribune_EN) May 6, 2025 The Sudanese Armed Forces accused the RSF earlier of carrying out a drone attack against the city last Monday, causing the fire to spread across "warehouses filled with fuel", warning of a "potential disaster in the area". Authorities further mentioned that the attacks caused damage in several key facilities, including Port Sudan's sole international civilian airport, its largest working fuel depot and the main power station. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Al Bawaba
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Drone targets Port Sudan amid continued clashes
ALBAWABA - Drone strikes targets in Port Sudan as fighting in the eastern Sudanese city continues for the fifth consecutive day, eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency. Also Read Strong explosions reported in Port Sudan On May 6, strong explosions were reported in the city as clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries intensified earlier in May. AFP reported that multiple drones hit the airport in Port Sudan city, leading to huge smoke billows rising in the sky. The RSF forces also attacked the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power. After the attack on Tuesday, flights at Port Sudan Airport were frozen after it was targeted by a drone. An airport official, who preferred not to reveal his identity, revealed, "A drone targeted the civilian part of Port Sudan Airport, and scheduled flights were canceled," two days after the military base there was attacked by drones. The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (generally referred to as Hemedti), on April 15, 2023.
TimesLIVE
05-05-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
Sudan's RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, says army
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.
Asharq Al-Awsat
04-05-2025
- General
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Sudan's RSF Conducts First Drone Attack on Port Sudan
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, Reuters said. 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. In March, the army ousted the RSF from its last footholds in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, but the paramilitary RSF holds some areas in Omdurman, directly across the Nile River, and has consolidated its position in west Sudan, splitting the nation into rival zones. The conflict between the army and the RSF has unleashed waves of ethnic violence and created what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with several areas plunged into famine. The war erupted in April 2023 amid a power struggle between the army and RSF ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule. It ruined much of Khartoum, uprooted more than 12 million Sudanese from their homes and left about half of the 50 million population suffering from acute hunger. Overall deaths are hard to estimate but a study published last year said the toll may have reached 61,000 in Khartoum state alone in the first 14 months of the conflict.
CNN
04-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Sudan's RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says
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. In March, the army ousted the RSF from its last footholds in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, but the paramilitary RSF holds some areas in Omdurman, directly across the Nile River, and has consolidated its position in west Sudan, splitting the nation into rival zones. The conflict between the army and the RSF has unleashed waves of ethnic violence and created what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with several areas plunged into famine. The war erupted in April 2023 amid a power struggle between the army and RSF ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule. It ruined much of Khartoum, uprooted more than 12 million Sudanese from their homes and left about half of the 50 million population suffering from acute hunger. Overall deaths are hard to estimate but a study published last year said the toll may have reached 61,000 in Khartoum state alone in the first 14 months of the conflict.
