The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have targeted Sudan’s capital Khartoum and its main airport with drones for a fourth consecutive day, as the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces attempts to resume air traffic after regaining control of the city several months ago.
Drones and surface-to-air missiles were heard above the capital in the early hours of Friday morning, residents told Al Jazeera, before loud explosions went off.
The attack marks the fourth consecutive day of attacks that began on Tuesday, a day before the airport was scheduled to become operational after at least two years of war.
The war, which started in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced about 12 million more and left 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, making it the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
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RSF Drones Target Sudan’s Khartoum in Fourth Day of Sustained Attacks
10/24/2025
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