Sudan strike on UN aid trucks kills driver, WFP says

The World Food Programme said a strike hit two United Nations food aid trucks in Sudan's South Kordofan state, killing one driver.

WFP said the trucks were travelling between the army-controlled cities of Dilling and Kadugli on Saturday when they came under attack, despite being clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles. The agency did not specify who was behind the attack.

WFP said it was assessing the damage and called for a prompt investigation. It also said a WFP truck had struck an explosive device in Dilling the day before, after delivering food assistance.

The incident comes as fighting intensifies in Kordofan, where Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are battling for territory more than three years into the war.

Aid workers estimate that the war has killed more than 200,000 people and displaced more than 11 million. Famine was confirmed last year in South Kordofan's Kadugli and in El-Fasher in Darfur, while fighting and access restrictions continue to hamper aid deliveries.