The Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) has condemned an airstrike that destroyed two World Food Programme trucks carrying humanitarian assistance in South Kordofan, blaming the attack on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
The trucks were struck outside Dilling on August 30 while travelling towards Kadugli, where communities are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity.
Citing statements issued by the WFP and Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, TASIS said the vehicles were clearly marked with the UN agency’s flags and logos. All parties to the conflict had also been notified of the convoy’s movements in accordance with established humanitarian procedures.
More than 50 metric tonnes of food—including grain, split yellow peas, vegetable oil and salt—were destroyed in the attack. The supplies could have provided lifesaving food assistance to approximately 5,800 people for one month.
TASIS described the bombing of assistance intended for civilians threatened by hunger and famine as a “cowardly and unacceptable act” that demonstrated disregard for civilian lives and the fundamental principles governing humanitarian operations.
“There can be no justification for attacking assistance intended to save lives, particularly amid the enormous humanitarian needs facing Sudan,” the alliance said in a statement issued on Thursday.
TASIS said the incident formed part of a growing pattern of attacks obstructing humanitarian access and damaging markets, medical facilities, displacement camps and other civilian infrastructure.
According to the statement, eight airstrikes have damaged WFP facilities or disrupted the agency’s operations since the beginning of the year.
The alliance accused SAF and its allied Islamist militias of prolonging the war and warned the international community against tolerating attacks on civilians and humanitarian operations.
It called on international organisations to fulfil their responsibilities by protecting civilians, humanitarian workers and relief facilities while ensuring that aid reaches vulnerable communities throughout Sudan safely, rapidly and without obstruction.
“An attack on humanitarian assistance is not merely an attack on trucks or food supplies—it is a direct assault on civilians’ right to survive and receive lifesaving assistance,” the statement said.
TASIS demanded an immediate end to attacks on humanitarian operations, alongside transparent and independent investigations and accountability for those responsible.
Ahmed Tugud Lisan, the alliance’s official spokesperson, said protecting humanitarian workers and relief supplies was both a legal and moral obligation as millions of Sudanese continued to endure hunger, displacement and worsening humanitarian conditions.
