SRF Drone Strikes Kill 10 at Kosti Hospital Including 7 Medical Staff
Key Takeaways
- Two drone strikes hit Al-Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, killing at least 10 people.
- Strikes hit an operating theatre and maternity ward; seven medical staff among the dead.
- RSF launched two drone strikes on the hospital.
Hospital Bombed Twice
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces carried out two drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital, killing at least 10 people including seven medical staff.
“Medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has denounced a drone attack on a Sudanese hospital that killed 10 people in the south-central part of the war-torn nation”
The strikes hit an operating theatre and a maternity ward during a children's immunisation campaign.
The hospital's director was among the dead.
MSF described the attack as unacceptable.
Healthcare Targeted Repeatedly
The hospital strike is the latest in a series of attacks on healthcare facilities since the war began in April 2023.
MSF noted that on March 20, an SAF strike gutted East Darfur hospital killing 70 people.
The World Health Organization has recorded over 200 attacks on healthcare facilities.
The Ministry of Health called the strike a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
MSF Responds Amid Chaos
MSF supplied fuel and medical materials to support emergency response.
Santos called on both RSF and SAF to stop the spiral of violence against medical facilities.
The strikes occur against a backdrop of intense drone warfare.
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