Sudanese military leader survives drone strike 

KABUL (Pajhwok): Sudan’s military leader Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan has survived a drone attack, a media report said on Thursday.

However, at least five people were killed and several others wounded in the attack, the BBC reported.

Sudan army spokesman Nabil Abdallah was quoted as saying: “Two drones struck an army graduation ceremony, killing five people at a base in Jabait in the east - territory under the control of the military -- on Wednesday.”

He blamed the raid on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which the army has been battling for the last 16 months for control of the country.

Meanwhile, RSF’s legal adviser told Reuters news agency the group, which had agreed to go to US-mediated talks next month, was not responsible.

The Jabait army base is about 100km (62 miles) from Port Sudan, the military’s de facto capital and where Gen Burhan is based.

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