Africa Defense Forum reported that Sudanese Armed Forces used Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones from January 2025 to attack Rapid Support Forces positions and supply lines around the capital region and al-Gezira state.
| Claim | Sources |
|---|---|
| Sudanese Armed Forces used Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones in the 2023 Sudan War. | Sources: ADF Sudan Drone Strategy |
| The reported targets were RSF positions and supply lines in the capital region and al-Gezira state. | Sources: ADF Sudan Drone Strategy |
| Turkiye is reported as part of the SAF drone-support network, with Bayraktar drones supplied via Egypt according to Al Jazeera's cited Critical Threats context. | Sources: Al Jazeera Sudan Drone Tracker |
Timeline
Africa Defense Forum reported that the SAF began using Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones in January 2025 against RSF positions and supply lines in the capital region and al-Gezira state.
Sources: ADF Sudan Drone Strategy
The Bayraktar TB2 is directly tied to the 2023 Sudan War through Africa Defense Forum reporting on Sudan's shift toward drone warfare. ADF reported that, starting in January 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces used Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones to attack RSF positions and supply lines in the capital region and al-Gezira state.
Al Jazeera's February 2026 tracker described Turkiye as one of the SAF's drone-technology supporters and reported that Bayraktar drones reached the SAF via Egypt according to Critical Threats. The stronger direct-use claim for the catalog remains ADF's account of TB2 strikes against RSF positions and supply lines.
Sources: ADF Sudan Drone Strategy, Al Jazeera Sudan Drone Tracker
The documented side is the Sudanese Armed Forces. Public reporting places the TB2 in an armed UAV strike role during the SAF's effort to push RSF forces out of key central areas after the war had already shifted toward reciprocal drone attacks.
The source set supports a theater role against RSF positions and supply lines. It does not establish a public list of individual TB2 strike coordinates or munition types for each attack, so the page describes the role at campaign level rather than assigning every SAF drone strike to the TB2.
Sources: ADF Sudan Drone Strategy
