Sudanese people displaced from their country receive aid from a Turkish relief organization in the Kafroun region in Chad (Reuters)

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that the government has agreed to receive humanitarian aid through Chad and South Sudan, and has identified specific routes for its delivery.

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said, in a statement published by the official news agency, that it had notified the United Nations of the government’s approval to use the Al-Tina crossing from Chad to Al-Fasher (the capital of North Darfur state) to enter specified humanitarian aid, after agreeing on the technical aspects between the Sudanese and Chadian governments and in accordance with Security Council Resolution No. 1591.

She added that the use of the Al-Tina crossing was approved despite the fact that, following the outbreak of war in mid-April, Sudan’s border with Chad became the first supply line for the Rapid Support Forces with weapons, supplies, and mercenaries, after it had long been a scene for arms and human smuggling and all forms of cross-border crimes, according to a statement. Sudanese Foreign Ministry.

In addition to the Al-Tineh crossing, the government has identified land and air routes to deliver aid to those in need, which are the line linking Port Sudan, Atbara, Mellit, and El-Fasher, and from Egypt via the Red Sea Road to Port Sudan, and the Wadi Halfa-Dongola crossing, and from South Sudan via river transport and the land road from Renk to Kosti, and El-Fasher airports. In Darfur, Kadugli, and El Obeid, to Kordofan, in the event of difficulty access via land roads, according to what was stated in the statement.

The Sudanese government pledged again to facilitate the arrival of humanitarian aid to those affected and needy throughout the country through ports, crossings and airports within the country.

Earlier this month, the World Food Program warned that the ongoing war in Sudan could lead to the largest hunger crisis in the world, in a country that has witnessed the displacement of more than 8 million people, while last month the United Nations launched an appeal for relief for 25 million Sudanese.

Drone bombardment

In field developments, the Sudanese army said that it was “harvesting” the Rapid Support Forces via drones.

He added in a statement that he carefully selects his targets “without harming city objects or citizens’ cars,” and that he preserves public and private property, according to the statement.

The army published pictures that it said were of bombing operations on Rapid Support Forces positions, without specifying their location or time.

About 3 weeks ago, Sudanese military sources told Al Jazeera that the army had made progress in the ongoing battles with the Rapid Support south of Omdurman.

In the past few months, the Rapid Support Forces took control of several areas in western and central Sudan, including the city of Wad Madani in Gezira State, which was housing hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

So far, the fighting has killed up to 14,000 people and caused a widespread humanitarian crisis.

Source: Al Jazeera + Reuters