Death of 5 Sudanese Officers in Clash with ISIS-Linked Group

The Sudanese General Intelligence Service stated in a statement that five members of its security force were killed and a sixth was injured during a raid targeting an ISIS-linked cell in Khartoum on Tuesday. The statement added that security forces managed to "arrest 11 foreign terrorists of different nationalities" during the operation, which involved several locations in the south of the capital. It noted that a "terrorist group" opened fire on the raiding force at one of the locations, resulting in "the General Intelligence Service mourning five martyrs, including two officers and three non-commissioned officers," while another officer was injured. The statement continued, "The group consisting of four foreign terrorists fled, and efforts are ongoing to capture them." The Cabinet confirmed the incident and pledged to provide support to security agencies to assist them in fulfilling their duties. Further details regarding the armed group or the nationalities of its members were not disclosed.