Sudan: Burhan Survives a Drone Attack that Killed 5 People in the Country’s East

FILED - 23 October 2019, Russia, Sochi: Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chairperson and Army Commander General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan attends the Russia-Africa summit. Photo: Kremlin/dpa

A drone strike targeted an eastern Sudanese army base during a visit by the army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday, eyewitnesses told Reuters on Wednesday, casting doubt over recent efforts to bring an end to a 15-month civil war.
A statement by the army said the attack took place at a graduation ceremony at the Gibet army base, about 100 km (62 miles) from the army's de facto capital Port Sudan in Sudan's Red Sea state, and that five people were killed.
The drone attack is the latest in a string of such attacks on army locations in recent months, and the closest to Port Sudan.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the army's rival in the war, has not claimed responsibility for any of them, and did not comment on Tuesday's incident.