Paramilitary drones target Khartoum International Airport ahead of domestic flight resumption

Paramilitary drones targeted Khartoum International Airport on Wednesday for a second consecutive day, a Sudanese military source told AFP.

The source, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorised to brief the media, said "drones targeted Khartoum airport once again at dawn" on Wednesday.

He added that army air defences intercepted the drones he said had been launched by a "terrorist militia" -- a reference to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been fighting the army since April 2023.


The airport was scheduled to reopen on Wednesday for domestic flights for the first time in more than two years of war.

However, it remains unclear whether operations will go ahead as planned following the latest strikes.

On Tuesday, witnesses reported hearing numerous explosions in an area near the airport in the early morning. The airport appeared intact during a visit made later that day by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

The RSF has not claimed responsibility for the attacks, but has been repeatedly accused of using drones to target military and civilian infrastructure in recent months.

The broader conflict has killed tens of thousands, displaced nearly 12 million people, and created the world's largest displacement and hunger crises.