Sudan army downs fourth drone in a week in West Kordofan
Military sources said troops advanced near Al-Khuwei, a key town linking central Sudan to West Kordofan, after a three-hour battle with the RSF.
Sudan's army shot down a drone in West Kordofan on Saturday, the fourth it has downed in the region in a week, Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported.
The military, which announced the downing in a short statement on Sunday, said the aircraft was an FH-95 drone that fell east of Wad Banda around midday Saturday.
The army did not say who operated the drone.
Military sources, who spoke to Anadolu on condition of anonymity, described a three-hour battle near Al-Khuwei in which they said the army and allied forces caused heavy losses to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The sources said the troops destroyed the RSF unit involved in the fighting.
The Joint Force of Armed Movements, which fights alongside the army, said its units had kept up operations against the RSF for a third straight day and were making steady gains on several fronts.
Army personnel posted videos on social media that they said showed wrecked RSF combat vehicles and confirmed advances around Al-Khuwei.
Military sources told Anadolu on Saturday that the army had captured Ayal Bakhit, in the northwestern part of Al-Khuwei district, after clashes with the RSF.
The army also said it had taken control of Umm Marahik in the same district.
Al-Khuwei is strategically important because it connects central Sudan with West Kordofan, and it is a livestock trading hub in Sudan's gum arabic belt.
Fighting has intensified across North, West and South Kordofan since last year, and the wider war between the army and the RSF began in April 2023, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing millions.
