The attack comes amid fears of a return to conflict following clashes between government troops and Tigrayan forces.

As Ukraine assesses damage from recent Russian drone attacks, officials are praising Elon Musk for stripping Russia of one of its tools of attack: Starlink internet service.

Emirati support for the RSF has been facilitated in part by Libya's eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, who controls the key airbase of al-Kufra, which is currently closed. Egypt has recently put pressure on Haftar to stop this support for the RSF, so far without success.

The covert base offers new evidence of how the Sudanese conflict is morphing into a theater for high-tech warfare, driven by foreign interests.