Drone attacks hit Khartoum International Airport vicinity just before its scheduled domestic flight reopening, amid ongoing conflict. Security concerns rise in Sudan`s capital.
Khartoum: Just hours before the long-awaited reopening of Khartoum International Airport for domestic flights, drone attacks struck the airport vicinity early Tuesday, raising fresh security concerns in the war-torn Sudanese capital.
According to eyewitnesses cited by AFP, the sounds of drones were heard over central and southern Khartoum, followed by multiple explosions near the airport between 4:00 am and 6:00 am local time (0200-0400 GMT).
The incident comes one day before Sudanese authorities were set to resume domestic air travel from the airport, a step toward restoring normalcy after nearly two and a half years of violent conflict that left major infrastructure crippled.
The airport had remained closed since April 2023, when clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict devastated much of the capital, with the airport among the earliest and most strategic facilities to be shut down.
AFP inputs
Published: 21 Oct 2025, 11:35 am IST
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