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Sudanese army says it shot down two drones in Darfur and Kordofan

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Sudanese army says it shot down two drones in Darfur and Kordofan

The Sudanese army says it shot down two hostile drones, one southeast of Ed Daein in eastern Darfur and the other south of Ayal Bakhit in West Kordofan. The strikes are part of a series of drone attacks that air defences say they have repelled, according to a statement relayed by Baj News.

The Sudanese army says it shot down two drones in two separate areas of Darfur and Kordofan: southeast of El Daein, in the East Darfur state, and south of Ayal Bakhit, in the West Kordofan state, Baj News reports. The army said the aircraft were part of a series of drones it described as “enemy” and that its air defences had successfully intercepted them.

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