RSF Drone Wave Strikes SAF Military Positions in White Nile State: 18th Infantry Division HQ and Kenana Airbase Targeted

A wave of RSF drone strikes targeted multiple Sudanese Armed Forces military installations in White Nile State in a coordinated attack on April 29, 2026. The confirmed targets included: the 18th Infantry Division headquarters in Kosti, a major SAF ground force command; Kenana airbase (near Kenana Sugar Company complex in White Nile State), an SAF logistics and aviation installation; and a 'Joint Forces' base belonging to SAF-allied pro-government paramilitary units. The drone wave represents a significant escalation in RSF's long-range strike campaign against SAF rear-area military installations — following previous RSF drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital (April 3, 10 killed including 7 medical staff) and a medical supply depot in Rabak (April 4), both in White Nile State. No confirmed casualties were reported from the April 29 strikes, though damage to facilities was reported by local witnesses and officials. Kosti (population ~450,000) sits approximately 320 km south of Khartoum on the White Nile; Kenana (70 km southeast of Kosti) hosts one of the world's largest sugar factories and a strategically important SAF airstrip. The attack demonstrates that RSF's drone campaign continues to reach well beyond the Kordofan and Darfur frontlines deep into SAF-controlled White Nile State. Neither SAF nor RSF issued official statements confirming or denying the strikes. The New Humanitarian published an in-depth analysis piece on the same day documenting how El Obeid residents survive under near-daily RSF drone bombardment, underscoring the broadening geographic footprint of the drone war.