...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...ese army launched dronezaps on Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, for a second consecutive day on Saturday, sources said.
The RSF has been using Nyala Airport, which reopened in September 2024, to smuggle gold from the Sengho and Redoum mines in South Darfur, evacuate maimed fighters, transport their commanders, and receive military supplies, according to the sources.
The airport had been closed since the conflict erupted in April 2023. The RSF, which controls South Darfur, has since restricted civilian access to the facility and reinforced its protection with jamming systems, air defences, and checkpoints.
Military sources told Rooters the army ''intensively targeted Nyala on Friday and Saturday.''
Local sources and eyewitnesses confirmed aerial attacks in Nyala, reporting powerful explosions and smoke rising over the city. Witnesses said they heard three strong explosions on Saturday morning in central Nyala, accompanied by thick smoke.
They indicated that missiles targeted buildings east of Nyala's Shiniya area, with two striking the airport and Karrari neighbourhoods, as well as the al-Dhaman Hotel and the RSF's medical department.
Sources said Nyala International Airport was subjected to similar attacks early on Friday. The ''Kashlingo'' camp, an RSF training centre, also came under a fierce attack by high-explosive missiles.
The army has conducted several raids on the airport since its reopening, but these halted after the RSF shot down a warplane east of Nyala on Feb. 24, 2025.
The attacks on Friday and Saturday maimed several people who were taken to al-Yaqeen Ottoman Turkish Hospital and Nyala Teaching Hospital, sources said.