RSF Drone Strikes Home of Military-Allied Commander Near Khartoum: 15 Killed

An RSF drone struck the home of a military-aligned commander near Khartoum on May 8, 2026, killing at least 15 people, according to MadaMasr's Sudan intelligence roundup. The strike targeted a SAF-affiliated local military figure whose precise identity was not confirmed in available reporting. The attack follows the RSF's pattern of targeted strikes on SAF-aligned commanders and their families — most notably the May 2 RSF drone attack on the compound of former RSF commander Abu Aqla Kaikal in Gezira, which killed 9–17 family members including six children. The May 8 Khartoum-area strike adds to the near-daily toll of RSF drone operations targeting SAF-affiliated military infrastructure and affiliated individuals throughout the Khartoum region. The RSF's continued ability to conduct precision strikes against military-affiliated targets in SAF-recaptured Khartoum — where SAF retook the city in March 2025 after nearly two years of RSF occupation — demonstrates persistent RSF intelligence networks and drone targeting capability in the capital. Analysts at the Sudan War Monitor attributed RSF precision strike improvements in 2026 partly to the estimated 850+ foreign nationals embedded with RSF, including Colombian UAV specialists documented by US Treasury OFAC in April 2026.