Khartoum: Rhino – The Sudanese Relief Agency condemned the army’s targeting of the Ardamata Bridge in El Geneina, West Darfur State, early Tuesday morning with a drone, resulting in the destruction of the bridge, which serves as a vital artery for the delivery of humanitarian aid and commercial supplies to the states of Darfur and Kordofan across the Chadian border.

The Sudanese Relief Agency held the army fully responsible for the bombing of the Ardamata Bridge, which is a vital corridor for the movement of relief trucks and staff of international humanitarian organizations. It emphasized that the destruction of the bridge paralyzes relief operations and disrupts the flow of aid, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and exposing civilians to further risks as the autumn season approaches, when alternative routes are closed and transport and supply movements become impossible, further complicating the humanitarian situation and intensifying the suffering of the population.

The agency added in a statement: “Given that it is a vital civilian facility and a key corridor for aid delivery, the targeting of the Ardamata Bridge constitutes a clear violation of the rules of international humanitarian law, which oblige all parties to ensure the protection of civilian objects, particularly those used for humanitarian purposes. This targeting also constitutes a direct obstruction of humanitarian work and damages infrastructure essential to the population’s survival, disrupting the delivery of food and medicine to millions of displaced people and those affected by the conflict in the country).