US EditionOver 40 Killed in Sudan Hospital Strike as Conflict Escalates: WHO Chief
- On June 24, 2025, a deadly assault targeted the only operational healthcare facility in West Kordofan, Sudan, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 people, among them six children and five medical personnel.
- The strike occurred near frontlines between Sudan's army and the paramilitary RSF, with Emergency Lawyers accusing an army drone while responsibility remains disputed.
- Sudan's civil war began in April 2023 between army chief Gen. Al-Burhan and RSF leader Gen. Dagalo and has caused massive displacement and attacks on civilians and health facilities.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the attack as "appalling" and strongly called for the protection of healthcare sites, emphasizing on X that hospitals must never be targeted.
- The strike worsens Sudan's humanitarian crisis with millions displaced, increasing malnutrition, collapsed healthcare, and urgent calls for humanitarian aid and protection of civilians.
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