The Sudanese army on Thursday denied accusations by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that it bombed a humanitarian aid convoy in North Darfur on Wednesday.
The army’s official spokesperson stated that “the Al-Dagalo militia issued a misleading statement accusing our forces of bombing a World Food Program convoy in Melit, attempting to cover up its own crime targeting the convoy in the same area.”
The statement described the RSF claims as “habitual lies aimed at deceiving the public and distorting reality, concealing the continuous violations they have committed since igniting this war against the nation and its citizens.”
It emphasized that Sudanese forces would under no circumstances target aid convoys meant for citizens suffering under the complex humanitarian conditions imposed by the Al-Dagalo militia, which blocks access to essential resources.
The army highlighted the RSF’s record of crimes, including theft, looting, destruction, killings, rape, sieges, and the starvation of El Fasher’s residents, alongside attacks on IDP camps such as Zamzam, which was transformed into a military base for training minors by Colombian mercenaries, and Abu Shouk, from which IDPs were expelled. The statement condemned the extrajudicial killings of prisoners and the use of foreign mercenaries to kill civilians.
The army reiterated the government’s approval to open humanitarian corridors, including the Adré border crossing with Chad, despite its use by the RSF and its backers to transport weapons, equipment, and foreign mercenaries.
