Airstrike Destroys World Food Programme Aid Trucks in Sudan

An aerial attack on August 30 destroyed two World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying 50 metric tonnes of food aid near the city of Dilling in South Kordofan, Sudan. The shipment, which included cereals, vegetable oil, salt, and yellow split peas, was destined for Kadugli to support populations facing emergency levels of food insecurity. The WFP stated the destroyed supplies would have provided lifesaving assistance to approximately 5,800 people for one month.

The trucks were clearly marked with banners and flags at the time of the strike. While the WFP did not identify the party responsible for the attack, the agency noted this is the eighth aerial attack on its operations or premises since January. The incident occurred amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, a conflict that has left roughly 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

The WFP and the rights group Emergency Lawyers condemned the strike, calling for an independent investigation into the targeting of aid assets and demanding respect for international humanitarian law.