Legal Group Warns of Systematic Attacks on Aid Convoys and Drone Strikes in Sudan

Sudan April 7, 2026 ; A Sudanese legal monitoring organization has raised alarm over what it describes as a sustained and systematic pattern of attacks targeting humanitarian operations amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a report released Tuesday, the group Emergency Lawyers said incidents involving aid convoys, warehouses, and relief workers have sharply increased since the war began in April 2023, severely undermining humanitarian access across Darfur and Kordofan. The report documents more than 15 attacks on humanitarian convoys as of February 2026, alongside repeated cases of looting and destruction of logistics facilities. It describes the pattern as coordinated rather than isolated, pointing to a broader collapse in protections for humanitarian operations. At least 10 aid workers have been killed and 11 others injured, according to the findings. In addition, around 20 aid trucks have been destroyed or burned, while some convoys were completely looted. The group also reported that more than 50 World Food Programme warehouses and 87 humanitarian offices have been seized, looted, or destroyed, resulting in significant losses of food and medical supplies. The report further highlights what it calls a qualitative escalation in attacks, including the reported use of drones against aid convoys during 2025 and 2026. The organization said these actions constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes, particularly where humanitarian assistance is deliberately obstructed or starvation is used as a method of warfare. It also outlined additional methods used to restrict aid delivery, including administrative obstruction, criminalization of humanitarian work, and politicization of relief efforts by warring parties. Emergency Lawyers called for urgent international intervention to strengthen accountability mechanisms and ensure protection for humanitarian workers, warning that continued attacks risk deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis.

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Sudan April 7, 2026 ; A Sudanese legal monitoring organization has raised alarm over what it describes as a sustained and systematic pattern of attacks targeting humanitarian operations amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a report released Tuesday, the group Emergency Lawyers said incidents involving aid convoys, warehouses, and relief workers have sharply increased since the war began in April 2023, severely undermining humanitarian access across Darfur and Kordofan. The report documents more than 15 attacks on humanitarian convoys as of February 2026, alongside repeated cases of looting and destruction of logistics facilities. It describes the pattern as coordinated rather than isolated, pointing to a broader collapse in protections for humanitarian operations. At least 10 aid workers have been killed and 11 others injured, according to the findings. In addition, around 20 aid trucks have been destroyed or burned, while some convoys were completely looted. The group also reported that more than 50 World Food Programme warehouses and 87 humanitarian offices have been seized, looted, or destroyed, resulting in significant losses of food and medical supplies. The report further highlights what it calls a qualitative escalation in attacks, including the reported use of drones against aid convoys during 2025 and 2026. The organization said these actions constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes, particularly where humanitarian assistance is deliberately obstructed or starvation is used as a method of warfare. It also outlined additional methods used to restrict aid delivery, including administrative obstruction, criminalization of humanitarian work, and politicization of relief efforts by warring parties. Emergency Lawyers called for urgent international intervention to strengthen accountability mechanisms and ensure protection for humanitarian workers, warning that continued attacks risk deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis.