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Drone attacks were carried out on the United Nations trucks carrying the necessary food grains in the famine -affected North Darfur region of Sudan. 16 trucks caught fire in this attack. All the United Nations vehicles were destroyed.
United Nations associate spokesperson Daniella Gross said that all the drivers and employees traveling with the convoy of the World Food Program are safe.
Who is responsible for this attack?
Gross said that it is not yet clear who was responsible for Wednesday’s attack? This was the second attack to prevent the United Nations convoy from reaching North Darfur in the last three months.
Earlier attacks
The World Food Program and a convoy of UNICEF, waiting for the approval of North Darfur’s siege to Al-Fashar, were attacked in early June, killing five people and many others were injured.
Violence has erupted in many areas including Khartum
Sudan has been in struggle since April 2023. When the violence erupted between his military and paramilitary leaders erupted in the capital Khartum and spread to other areas including Western Darfur.
About 40 thousand people have been killed so far
United Nations agencies say that around 40,000 people have been killed so far. About 1.3 crore people have been displaced. Gross said that about 25 million people are facing severe hunger.
Investigation is being done
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and his colleagues announced in late June that they have formed a parallel government in their controlled areas mainly in a huge Darfur region. Where allegations of crimes against war crimes and humanity are being investigated.
People facing starvation
RSF has surrounded Al-Fashar. Where the United Nations says that people are facing starvation. It is the only capital in Darfur, where paramilitary forces are not occupied, which is made up of five states.
The threat of famine spread in 17 regions of Sudan
A famine was announced at the Zamzam Displacement Camp in North Darfur more than a year. The United Nations says that the threat of famine has since spread to 17 regions of Darfur and Cordophen region, adjacent to North Darfur and is west of Khartum. (With AP’s input)
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