Sudanese military chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday when a drone strike targeted an eastern military base he was visiting, according to Reuters.
The attack occurred at a graduation ceremony at the Gibet army base, located approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Port Sudan in the Red Sea state. The Sudanese military confirmed that five people were killed in the strike.
This drone attack is the most recent in a series targeting military locations and is notably the closest to Port Sudan.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the military’s rival in the ongoing conflict, has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
The incident comes one day after the army-aligned foreign ministry conditionally accepted a US invitation to talks in Switzerland scheduled for August. In response, the RSF stated it would only negotiate with the military, not the Islamist factions prevalent in the civil service.