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Five Aid Workers Killed in Sudan Convoy Attack
Above: Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan, on Dec. 24, 2024. Image copyright: Mohamed Iyssa/Contributor/Xinhua via Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
The SAF is responsible for the attack on the UN aid convoy in a deliberate airstrike aimed at hindering humanitarian assistance to civilians in RSF-controlled areas. The SAF has a history of obstructing aid deliveries, including using humanitarian convoys to transport weapons, thereby compromising the neutrality of relief efforts.
Narrative B
The convoy attack occurred in RSF-controlled territory. The RSF is known to be responsible for looting aid convoys, diverting humanitarian supplies for their own use, and coercing aid workers into producing propaganda. The RSF's actions not only endanger civilians but also undermine the integrity of humanitarian operations.