Drone strikes on two warehouses in Shikan locality, North Kordofan, Sudan, have destroyed over 330,000 learning materials intended for distribution to children. The attacks, which occurred on 20 September, targeted critical educational supplies stored in the region, significantly disrupting local access to school resources.
According to UNICEF, the destruction includes more than 292,000 school textbooks. The agency reported that the loss of these materials represents a severe setback for students in the area who rely on them for their education.
Specific Losses
In addition to the textbooks, the strikes resulted in the loss of 40,000 Arabic Language and Mathematics Review Books. UNICEF noted that other unspecified learning materials were also destroyed in the incident.
The organization stated that these supplies were specifically intended for distribution to children in the North Kordofan state. The timing of the strikes on September 20 marks a significant interruption to the educational supply chain in the conflict-affected region.
UNICEF issued the report from its offices in New York, Nairobi, and Khartoum, highlighting the immediate impact of the drone attacks on the availability of essential educational tools for Sudanese youth.
<small>Source: AllAfrica — read the original story there.</small>
