A paramilitary drone strike hit a fuel depot and a military base in war-torn Sudan's south Tuesday, a military source said, as the capital Khartoum battles a deadly cholera outbreak.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted the city of Kosti in White Nile State, after weeks of a long-range drone campaign that has hit vital infrastructure across the country.

The RSF and regular army have been locked in a devastating war since April 2023.

"The drone strike caused the depot to catch fire," the military source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.

Eyewitnesses in Kosti, some 320 kilometres (200 miles) south of Khartoum, reported hearing explosions and seeing columns of thick smoke over the city.

The RSF drone offensive began after the army wrested back control of the capital in March.

Last week, army forces pushed the paramilitaries out of their last holdouts in the greater Khartoum area.

This month, the RSF has launched strikes across Khartoum,........

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