Sudanese army shoots down drone from Ethiopia in Blue Nile State
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bajnews
The Sudanese army says it shot down a hostile strategic drone near Bakori, in Blue Nile State, after detecting it crossing the Ethiopian border. The announcement was published on Facebook by the Sudanese armed forces, according to Bajnews.
The Sudanese army shot down a drone described as hostile near Bakori, in Blue Nile State, after detecting it as it crossed the border from Ethiopia. The incident was announced by the Sudanese army in a Facebook post relayed by Bajnews.
The aircraft was described by the army as a strategic drone, but it did not specify its model or the exact circumstances of its destruction. Bakori is located in a region where fighting pits the Sudanese army against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies.
The announcement came after reports that the RSF had captured Al-Baraka in Blue Nile on 21 October. The forces allied to the RSF subsequently claimed Al-Birka in the same region, according to a statement they published on 22 October.
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