Drone strike hits aid convoy in Sudan's Kordofan region

A drone strike struck an aid convoy in Sudan’s Kordofan region, killing three people and wounding four aid workers, the Sudan Doctors Network reported. The convoy was carrying food and humanitarian supplies to Kadugli and Dilling when it was hit.

An aid convoy was struck by drone fire in Sudan's Kordofan region, resulting in civilian casualties, a local monitoring group reported. The Sudan Doctors Network said the convoy was carrying food and humanitarian supplies to the towns of Kadugli and Dilling and was hit in the Kartala area. The incident occurred amid ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces and follows other recent attacks on aid convoys. Known details: - Local monitors reported three people killed and four aid workers wounded in the strike. - The convoy was transporting food and humanitarian supplies to Kadugli and Dilling and was struck in the Kartala area, the Sudan Doctors Network said. - Aid groups say this is at least the second recent attack on an aid convoy in Kordofan, and U.N. agencies had recently reached those towns with a major delivery. Summary: The strike adds to concerns about the safety of humanitarian operations in Kordofan and the wider impacts of the ongoing conflict on civilians. Undetermined at this time.