...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...'s army and allied forces said on Sunday they had thwarted the ''largest drone attack'' on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have besieged El Fasher since April, and in May launched a series of attacks in an attempt to seize the city, but were repelled by the army and its allies.
Leaders within the joint forces say the city has been subjected to around 131 attacks from the RSF and allied militias. The fighting and RSF shelling have led to numerous civilian deaths and the displacement of over 500,000 people, along with widespread destruction.
''Today, the defences of the joint forces and the army thwarted the largest drone attack carried out by the Rapid Support Forces on the city of El Fasher,'' Ahmed Hussein Mustafa, spokesperson for the joint forces in Darfur, told Sudan Tribune.
He said ground defences shot down around 30 drones, some carrying 120mm and 85mm shells, while others were reconnaissance drones equipped for photography. He added that the drones were flying over northeastern neighbourhoods before being intercepted and downed.
Mustafa said the joint forces destroyed 14 of the drones, while the army destroyed around 16.