By Micah Jonah, February 20, 2026
At least three aid workers have been killed, four others injured after a drone strike targeted a humanitarian convoy in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, according to the Sudan Doctors Network. The attack was carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North, while the convoy traveled through the Kartala area en route to Kadugli and Dilling on Thursday.
The convoy was delivering vital food and humanitarian supplies when it came under attack. The Sudan Doctors Network condemned the strike as a “blatant violation of international humanitarian law” and called for urgent international pressure to protect aid workers and humanitarian operations. This incident follows a similar attack on a United Nations aid convoy in Al-Rahad last month, highlighting the growing dangers for civilians in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
Sudan has been engulfed in a civil war since April 2023, with clashes between the RSF and the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leaving thousands dead and millions displaced. After losing control of Khartoum in March, the RSF shifted focus to Kordofan and el-Fasher in North Darfur. The RSF has been accused of mass killings, rape, abductions, and looting, prompting an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into alleged war crimes.
A UN fact-finding mission reported that the RSF’s 18-month siege of el-Fasher included actions with hallmarks of genocide, targeting non-Arab communities, including the Zaghawa and Fur groups. The US has since sanctioned RSF leaders Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed, and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed for their roles in the campaign.
The attack on humanitarian convoys further endangers civilians in the region and underscores the urgent need for safe and sustainable corridors for aid delivery in Sudan.
