WFP Asma Achahboun Sudanese Refugees Queue Up For Food At A Distribution Point In Adre A Chadian Town On The Border With Sudan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States government has issued a formal condemnation following a devastating Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone attack that severely damaged the Ardamata bridge in El Geneina, West Darfur. The targeted strike on June 9, 2026, has forced a total suspension of vehicle traffic across one of the most economically and logistically vital transport corridors in the region.
The bridge serves as a primary lifeline connecting the state capital of El Geneina to areas near the Chadian border. It is highly relied upon by international humanitarian networks, including the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, to transport emergency food, medical provisions, and survival supplies eastward into Zalingei and deeper into vulnerable areas across West and Central Darfur.
The timing of the infrastructure attack has raised immediate alarms among global humanitarian organizations. The border crossing at Adre, Chad, has served as a monumental transit hub, with 31.3 million tons of international humanitarian aid successfully moving through the corridor so far in 2026. Striking the Ardamata bridge directly cripples the secondary routing necessary to distribute that massive volume of aid into isolated interior communities.
Furthermore, local officials and UN partners warn that destroying major transport links right at the onset of the seasonal rainy period will render alternative unpaved routes entirely impassable, potentially triggering a localized humanitarian catastrophe.
Washington reiterated that there is no viable military solution to the ongoing civil war between the SAF and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has devastated the nation’s fabric since April 2023.
The U.S. State Department emphasized that civilian infrastructure must be protected under international law and must never be targeted as an instrument of war. To prevent further mass starvation and institutional collapse, the U.S. is calling on the warring factions to immediately accept a comprehensive humanitarian truce, enabling aid organizations to safely reach the millions of Sudanese citizens trapped in extreme duress.
