The Sudanese army said on Friday it had confronted drone attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the interim capital, Port Sudan, for the sixth consecutive day. Military anti-aircraft units fired intensively to repel drones flying over central Port Sudan,

Sudanese military officials say paramilitary fighters unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched a second drone strike in as many days on Port Sudan, targeting fuel depots in the eastern city early on Monday, security sources told Reuters, in a major escalation of a two-year-long conflict.