Overview

• United Nations officials said a drone set fire to and destroyed all 16 World Food Programme trucks headed toward Mellit, with all drivers and accompanying personnel reported safe.
• Responsibility has not been verified after the Rapid Support Forces accused the Sudanese army and the army denied the allegation.
• This was the second assault in roughly three months disrupting UN deliveries to North Darfur, following a June attack near el-Fasher that killed five people and wounded others.
• About 70 trucks loaded with relief supplies remain parked in Nyala under RSF control, awaiting security guarantees to reach the besieged city of el-Fasher.
• Governments and UN agencies condemned the targeting of aid and warned of worsening hunger, as UN human rights officials reported at least 89 civilians killed in RSF attacks around el-Fasher between August 11 and 20.