RSF says Sudan’s army launches air strikes on paramilitary stronghold Nyala

Drone attacks hit fuel market in city that serves as headquarters for RSF’s alternative government.Published On 26 Dec 2025Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group says the country’s army struck a fuel market in the city of Nyala, the RSF’s administrative capital, as part of an intensified aerial campaign against its positions in South Darfur.For three consecutive days ending Thursday, military drones and warplanes pounded strategic RSF sites across Nyala, including the international airport, military positions and training facilities.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Is peace in Sudan possible?list 2 of 2‘No negotiation, no truce’ with RSF, says senior Sudan officialend of listThe strike on the fuel market triggered a huge blaze as barrels of fuel exploded, according to footage circulated on social media, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air.Youssef Idris Youssef, who heads the RSF’s civil administration in South Darfur, accused the army of deliberately targeting civilians. He described the attack as part of “a systematic policy” to punish Darfur residents for not resisting the RSF presence in their communities.The Sudanese Military has not issued any statement regarding the strikes.Casualties were reported among both civilians and RSF members involved in the fuel trade.In the aftermath, RSF intelligence services conducted mass arrests near the targeted site and Nyala’s main market, detaining civilians and military personnel on accusations of providing coordinates to the army, according to local sources.Nyala holds particular strategic importance as the seat of the RSF’s parallel government, known as TASIS, which the group declared in July. Led by RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, the alternative administration has been widely condemned as possibly fracturing Sudan, but controls significant territory across Darfur.