RSF down SAF military aircraft in Nyala

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced that its Air Defense Unit shot down an (Ilyushin) military aircraft over the skies of Nyala as the warplane bombed targets in the city of Nyala, South Darfur.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) mourned the pilot of the plane, Maj. Gen. Abu Al-Qasim Ali, Air Reconnaissance Director in the Sudanese Army, along with Maj. Gen. Osama Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Salam, and Lt. Col. Abazar Al-Balula, in the plane that was shot down by the Rapid Support Forces in Nyala, at dawn, on Monday.

The Secret Support Forces shared in a statement:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

Rapid Support Forces

Media Statement

February 24th, 2025

Early morning today, Monday 24th February 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Air Defense shot down an Ilyushin military aircraft belongs to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), operating under the terrorist Islamic Movement, over the skies of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur. The plane, engulfed in flames, crashed with its entire crew, leaving the wreckage scattered across Al-Mustagbal neighborhood, north of the city.

Hundreds of Nyala residents gathered at the site where the burning plane crashed, expressing their relief and satisfaction at the downing of the fatal aircraft that had brought immense suffering to civilians, including children and women, turning their lives into a living hell.

The RSF affirms its commitment to decisively confront any military war plane of the SAF and their allied Islamic Movement attempting to bomb innocent civilians in Nyala. We vow to prevent the continuation of the genocidal operations carried out by the SAF-led militias, which have already claimed thousands of lives across Sudan.

Since the outbreak of the war, the SAF air force controlled by the Islamic Movement has relentlessly carried out indiscriminate bombardments across the cities of Darfur, Kordofan, Gezira, Blue Nile, and Khartoum. These attacks have resulted in the brutal killing of women and children, as well as the widespread destruction of infrastructure and the homes of citizens.

The systematic targeting of innocent civilians through aerial bombardments and the use of barrel bombs in Darfur and Kordofan, along with the destruction of markets, individual shops, and civilian properties, constitute grave war crimes and acts of genocide, in accordance with international law.

Our forces underscore their determination to eradicate the Islamic Movement’s gang once and for all, achieving our people’s aspirations for freedom and peace. We are committed to rebuilding the Sudanese state on new foundations of equality that will end the injustice faced by all Sudanese people.

Mercy and forgiveness be upon our righteous martyrs

Office of the Official Spokesman
Rapid Support Forces