Accusations Fly after Aid Convoy Destroyed in North Darfur

North Darfur’s government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) traded accusations on Tuesday over an attack that destroyed a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in Al-Koma of North Darfur. Ibrahim Khater, Director General of the Ministry of Health in North Darfur state, told Sudan Tribune the RSF militia “set fire to trucks carrying relief materials in Al-Koma city.” He said the fire was in retaliation for the army targeting RSF military gatherings in the town last Saturday. Khater denied accusations that the Sudanese army was behind the incident, adding that the army “has no interest in burning aid and targeting humanitarian convoys.” He said the militia committed the crime “to choke the residents of El Fasher.” He stated that most of the convoy was en route to El Fasher, but the RSF had impounded the trucks for more than 10 days, preventing them from leaving for the North Darfur capital. The WFP in Sudan had announced on May 14 the departure of a convoy from the Al-Debba area in Northern State, heading to El Fasher, carrying food and nutritional supplies. (Sudan Tribune)