| Occupation of the Khartoum International Airport | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Sudan and the Battle of Khartoum | |||||||
 Khartoum International Airport in early 2020 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sudanese Armed Forces |
 Rapid Support Forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Malik Agar Shams al-Din Kabbashi Yasser al-Atta Ibrahim Karima Abdelrahman El Tayeb † |
Hemedti Abdelrahim Dagalo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| 2 civilians killed [1] | |||||||
Since 15 April 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have occupied the Khartoum International Airport, Sudan's most important airport, during the War in Sudan as part of the Battle of Khartoum.
The RSF forces managed to capture the airport in the early hours of the attacks on Khartoum, the airport itself was the place of the first official attack of the entire conflict. The attack also killed two people.[2][3]
The occupation of the airport caused the destruction of between 10 and 20 civilian aircraft from several countries.[4] Attacks on it continued across the occupation, destroying the airport.[5][6]
- ^ https://www.voanews.com/a/sudan-s-army-and-rival-force-clash-wider-conflict-feared-/7051848.html
- ^ "Sudan: Paramilitary group says it has control of palace, Khartoum airport". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Sudan's Army and Rival Force Clash, Wider Conflict Feared". Voice of America. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Satellite Images Reveal Major Damage at Sudanese Airports
- ^ EFE, Agencia (26 August 2023). "Strong explosion rocks Khartoum airport amid new attacks". EFE Noticias. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Massive explosion reported at Khartoum Airport". Mehr News Agency. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.