The Sudanese army said on Thursday it had shot down an “enemy strategic drone” that crossed into the country from the direction of Ethiopia.
In a statement, the army’s General Command said the unmanned aerial vehicle was downed in the morning north of Sarkam in Sudan’s Blue Nile state after crossing the border.
Earlier this month, the Sudanese army said it had shot down three FH-95 drones in North Kordofan state in the south of the country.
The army described the drone as a “strategic” unmanned aircraft but did not provide further details.
Blue Nile State, which borders Ethiopia, has remained strategically important amid the ongoing conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Sudanese authorities and human rights organisations have accused the RSF of targeting civilian infrastructure.
Sudan has been engulfed in a war between the army and the RSF since April 2023, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing around 13 million, according to U.N. and international estimates.
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