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CONFLICT● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 15, 2026, 7:30 AM

How Sudan Became a Laboratory for Drone Warfare, Thanks to Abu Dhabi

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In June 2026, I visited Khartoum, my hometown, for the first time since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. I left the city to seek safety with my family after the war spread into civilian neighborhoods. I never imagined I would return to the same city. I was very excited but also traumatized by the destruction I saw as the plane landed at Khartoum International Airport. The airport was busy, with many Sudanese returning after commercial flights resumed in May 2026. But the growing drone warfare that is spreading over Sudan threatens the return of hopeful Sudanese The post How Sudan Beca

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