Overview
- Drones hit the Sudanese army’s 17th Infantry Division headquarters in Sinja, killing 27 people and wounding dozens, according to military and health sources cited by Al Jazeera and AFP.
- Officials were present during the strike, the White Nile state governor survived, and an RSF adviser framed the attack as a warning to military leaders.
- State authorities said air defenses engaged the drones and reported civilian losses, with local accounts describing explosions and anti-aircraft fire.
- The strike came a day after Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced the government’s formal return to Khartoum, pledging reconstruction and improvements to hospitals, schools, electricity, water and sanitation.
- The army says it is preparing operations to retake Kordofan and Darfur and claims recent strikes destroyed about 240 RSF vehicles, as the UN warns of mass atrocities in el-Fasher and reports a displacement crisis affecting an estimated 13.6 million people.