Sudan’s most powerful paramilitary forces struck a target in Port Sudan early Tuesday morning, Sudan’s military officials said it was their recent second attack on government officials.
There were no immediate reports of the victims or confirmation of the extent of the damage.
Two military sources told The Associated Press on conditions of anonymity that Sudan’s Paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) attacked early Tuesday. Online footage showed clouds of smoke.
On a visit to the southern part of the port where he said the fuel tank had been struck, Sudan’s Information Minister Khalid Aliser blamed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and accused the RSF of arming it.
“We’ll continue our legitimate fight,” he said.
The UAE Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday, the day after the strike in the Red Sea on Sunday, denounced “the targeting of critical private facilities and critical infrastructure” in Port Sudan and Kassar, and denounced the attack as a “blatant violation of international humanitarian law.”
The ministry told the Associated Press on Tuesday that it had called on the Sudanese government to end the war “deescalate, release and negotiate” and strongly denied Alaiser’s accusations. Euronows contacted the Ministry for comment.
The attack came the day after the UN Supreme Court Dismissed the Sudan case It accuses the UAE of violating the Genocide Treaty on allegations of arming and funding the RSF. The judge ruled that he had no jurisdiction to hear the case.
Despite the parties being signatories of the 1948 Genocide Convention, the UAE has a warning in the section granting jurisdiction to the ICJ, effectively protecting it from litigation under that clause.
Tuesday’s attack disrupts air travel, with data from Cairo Airport showing that three flights to Port Sudan were cancelled on Tuesday. Meanwhile, satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC is a farm belonging to the state-run National Petroleum Co., Ltd., burns a fuel tank southeast of downtown Port Sudan.
The RSF has not issued a statement regarding the attack.
Until Sunday, Port Sudan, about 800 kilometers east of Khartoum, was considered a safe haven for refugees and those fleeing the destruction of the war.
The war began in April 2023, with tensions between the Sudanese army and the RSF exploding in Khartoum, quickly spreading across the capital.
Estimates of the number killed in conflicts vary widely from 24,000 to a maximum of 150,000. Approximately 13 million people have been forced to flee their homes, including the 4 million who have left the country.
Parts of Sudan suffer from hunger, with about half of the population (almost 25 million) experiencing acute food insecurity. According to In the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
IPC Hungry Review Committee At least five regions confirmed hunger, but between December 2024 and May 2025, five more regions were predicted to succumb to hunger.
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