33 killed in Sudan strikes blamed on paramilitary RSF

Smoke billows after a drone strike on the port of Port Sudan on May 6, 2025. Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan on May 6, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack. [AFP]

At least 33 people have been killed in Sudan in attacks blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the army since April 2023, first responders said Saturday.

The attacks came after six straight days of RSF drone strikes on the army-led government's wartime capital Port Sudan damaged key infrastructure including the power grid and the country's last operational civilian airport.