WFP Aid Convoy Hit in South Kordofan, Field Reports Blame Sudanese Army Drone

An airstrike hit a World Food Programme humanitarian aid convoy in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, killing one of its drivers and putting food supplies intended for civilians at risk.

Field reports attributed the attack to a drone operated by the Sudanese army. That attribution has not been independently confirmed.

The convoy was carrying food aid for civilians when it came under attack. The available information did not establish the extent of damage to the cargo or whether the remaining supplies could be delivered.

The strike highlights the dangers facing humanitarian transport in Sudan, where attacks on aid convoys threaten both the workers moving essential supplies and the civilians waiting to receive them.