Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time, army says20 hours ago Share Save Jessica Rawnsley BBC News Share SaveReuters Hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians have fled to Port Sudan since the two-year civil war beganA drone attack launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck a military airport in the city of Port Sudan on Sunday, according to the Sudanese army. Sudanese army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah said the RSF had launched several "suicide drones" at the eastern Red Sea port city, targeting the Osman Digna Air Base, "a goods warehouse and some civilian facilities". Prior to the attacks on Sunday, Port Sudan had avoided bombardment and was regarded as one of the safest places in the war-ravaged nation. After the SAF lost control of the capital Khartoum early in the war, Port Sudan became the de facto headquarters for the military-led government helmed by General Abdel Fattah-al Burhan. The airport has been closed and all flights suspended, a government source told AFP news agency.