At Least Three Aid Workers Killed in Drone Attack on Aid Convoy in Sudan's South Kordofan State

At least three aid workers were killed and four others injured in a drone attack on a convoy carrying relief supplies in South Kordofan state, Sudan.

According to information provided by the Sudan Doctors Network, the attack was carried out by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It is alleged that on Thursday, a convoy of trucks carrying food and humanitarian aid traveling towards Kadugli and Dilling cities in the Kartala area was targeted by the RSF and its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North.

The Sudan Doctors Network issued a statement on social media stating that the deliberate targeting of a convoy of vehicles carrying people is a clear violation of international humanitarian law.

According to the network, this is the second incident within a month targeting aid workers. Previously, shelling was reported on a convoy carrying United Nations aid in the city of Al-Rahad.

The organization called on the international community, the United Nations, and human rights bodies to exert immediate pressure, demanding the assurance of safety for aid workers, the opening of safe humanitarian corridors, and the prosecution of those responsible.

Although this attack could not be independently confirmed, the incident occurred amidst the ongoing fierce civil war in Sudan. Fighting for control of power has been ongoing between the government-backed Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF since April 2023.

Thousands have lost their lives in this conflict, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. Analysts have expressed concern that repeated attacks on convoys carrying relief materials increase the risk of the humanitarian crisis worsening.