(Eritrea's Issaias Afeworki is rattled and shocked by the fighting capacity of the Dagalo Hemeti's RSF with sophisticated technology. In a recent meeting with his army officers in Adi Halo, Issaias told the officers: if an illiterate camel herding militia commander armed with sophisticated UAV Drones can destroy all the vital military and industrial infrastructure all the way in Port Sudan just like that, then imagine what Abiy Ahmed can do. This is the reason we are begging the Weyanes (TDF) to be on our side. He added, everyone in this region has inefficient army and is incapable of fighting well, except the Tigrayans.)
Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war [BBC]
May 15, 2025
Barbara Plett Usher
Paramilitary fighters appear to have opened a new phase in Sudan's civil war after being driven from the capital, in a move which some experts have described as a "shock and awe campaign".
Just weeks after the army celebrated the recapture of Khartoum, its foe the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a series of unprecedented drone strikes on Port Sudan in the east of the country.
The attacks have led to worsening power blackouts, as well as city residents facing water shortages.
"It's a level of power projection within this region that we haven't seen yet," says Alan Boswell, the Horn of Africa expert for the International Crisis Group.
"I think it raises the stakes quite a bit," he added.
The barrage of attacks on the war-time capital and humanitarian hub signals that the RSF is determined and able to carry on the fight despite significant territorial losses.
And it has showcased the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa. ...
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Re: Issaias Afeworki is terrified by Sudanese RSF
You are masterቤting on yourself when you added that lame thought of yours on the top of the article
