Sudan’s military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army

Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country’s east. The attack that killed five people Wednesday is the latest twist in the conflict Sudan has been going through since a popular uprising removed its veteran leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Burhan was not hurt in the drone attack, said the military. Sudan has been torn by war for more than a year between the military and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. The group has not commented on the assassination attempt which comes nearly a week after its leader said that he planned to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month.