Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, vowed on Saturday to put an end to the ongoing drone attacks targeting the country’s power stations. The general threatened retaliation against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their backers.
The RSF has been using advanced drones to bomb power facilities in northern, eastern, and central Sudan, as well as launching artillery attacks on residential areas in Omdurman and El Fasher, according to military reports and statements.
“People should not fear the drone bombing of electricity infrastructure. Soon, we will hear no more of it, nor of those who use them or support them,” Burhan said during an event for war victims and displaced families.
Burhan, who also heads Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, promised to “liberate Sudan inch by inch” and warned the RSF and its supporters that they would pay a “heavy price” for the suffering they have caused. He referred to the RSF as a “militia” and vowed to dismantle it completely.
“We will not rest until we uproot the militia and eradicate those who support it,” Burhan added.
Burhan also appealed to Sudanese citizens who had been “misled” into joining the RSF, urging them not to follow the group or its leader, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. He described them as “newcomers with no connection to this land.”
He further warned against deepening communal divisions, declaring that anyone aligning with the RSF “will meet the same fate” as the fighters killed in Khartoum, Al Jazirah state, and El Fasher. The RSF has strong support from Arab tribes in Darfur and Kordofan, but other groups are also rallying behind the army.
Burhan made it clear that Sudan’s military doctrine is defensive. He stressed that the army did not acquire weapons to attack neighboring countries but now reconsidered its stance in light of the attacks Sudan was facing. “This makes us reconsider our calculations… so that we can retaliate,” he said.
He also warned political groups, communities, and foreign nations supporting the RSF of “demise and destruction.”
The Sudanese government has accused the United Arab Emirates of supplying arms to the RSF through Chad, a claim the UAE denies. The government has also criticized Kenya for hosting political meetings with RSF allies.
Sudan’s Defense Minister Lieutenant General Yassin Ibrahim separately claimed that Sudan was facing a conspiracy from unnamed countries and “weak-souled individuals,” but expressed confidence in the country’s ability to defeat these “schemes.”
