The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, September 2, that an air strike had hit two of its trucks outside Dilling in Sudan’s South Kordofan State on Sunday, August 30.
The trucks, which were transporting food aid to Kadugli, were clearly marked with WFP flags and banners. More than 50 metric tonnes of food—enough to support 5,800 people for a month—were destroyed. WFP condemned the attack and said it had recorded eight aerial strikes affecting its facilities and operations since the beginning of 2026. It urged the warring parties to protect civilians, humanitarian workers and aid assets in line with international humanitarian law. The agency currently provides food assistance to nearly 58,000 people facing emergency-level hunger or worse in Kadugli.
The Emergency Lawyers, a volunteer rights group, called for an independent investigation and accountability for those responsible. It also warned that restrictions on aid deliveries, declining agricultural and livestock production, and reduced rainfall were worsening Sudan’s humanitarian crisis.
Sudan has been gripped by conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023, leaving thousands dead and millions displaced.