Attacks on healthcare facilities rampant in besieged el-Fasher, where army-aligned militias are pushing back RSF fighters.
Dozens of patients have been killed in a drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The attack on Friday killed 67 people and injured dozens, local activists and a medical source told the AFP news agency on Saturday, updating an earlier toll.
“Thirty-seven of those injured in the drone strike yesterday died today, bringing the number of victims up to 67,” the was cited as saying by AFP, requesting anonymity for fear of retaliation.
Regional governor Mini Minawi posted graphic images of bloodied bodies on his X account on Saturday, saying that the attack “exterminated” more than 70 patients, including women and children.
It was not immediately clear which of Sudan’s warring sides carried out the attack.
The Sudanese army has been at war with the paramilitary RSF, who have seized nearly the entire vast western region of Darfur, since April 2023.
The RSF has besieged el-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur, since May, but army-aligned armed groups have repeatedly pushed its fighters back, preventing them from claiming the city.
