Air strike in Sudan kills UN aid truck driver: WFP
Summary
An air strike hit United Nations food aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, killing one driver, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The trucks were marked as humanitarian, and the WFP has called for an investigation into the attack amid ongoing fighting in the region.Key Facts
- The air strike happened on Saturday on UN trucks carrying food aid in South Kordofan, Sudan.
- One driver was killed in the attack.
- The trucks were clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles.
- The WFP has not identified who carried out the air strike.
- South Kordofan is a contested area in Sudan’s civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- The fighting in Sudan has lasted over three years and displaced 14 million people.
- Nearly 41% of Sudan’s population faces severe food shortages, with over 5 million in life-threatening hunger.
- Both sides in the conflict have increasingly used drones, and attacks on civilian areas have grown.
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