Sudan paramilitary strike kills 27

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drones at an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja on Monday evening, killing 27 people, military and health sources told AFP.

Sinja, the capital of Sennar state, lies around 300 kilometres (180 miles) southeast of Khartoum, along a strategic road connecting the national capital to the army-controlled east.

The strike came a day after the army-aligned government announced its return to Khartoum after close to three years operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Sinja had largely been spared the fighting since the army recaptured the area in late 2024 as part of a wider offensive that saw it later retake Khartoum.

The military source, speaking anonymously because they were not authorised to brief the media, said RSF drones “targeted the headquarters of the army’s 17th Infantry Division” in Sinja. Ibrahim al-Awad, the Sennar state health minister, said that the attack also wounded 73.