US EditionMSF condemns deadly attack on hospital in South Sudan as ‘clear violation of international law’
- Doctors Without Borders strongly condemned an aerial bombardment on its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, on May 3, 2025, which resulted in the deaths of four or more individuals.
- The attack occurred amid an ongoing government-led assault on opposition-held areas, involving airstrikes since March and reportedly supported by Ugandan troops.
- The early morning strikes severely damaged the hospital's pharmacy, destroyed medical supplies, and wounded at least 25 people, including a 9-month-old child.
- MSF reported that the hospital serves as the only medical facility for approximately 40,000 people, many of whom were displaced by recent flooding, and the head of their mission condemned the assault as a blatant breach of international humanitarian rules.
- The assault has caused civilian displacement and widespread panic, signaling a serious escalation in South Sudan’s conflict affecting healthcare accessibility in opposition regions.
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MSF hospital bombed in South Sudan, killing several
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said one of its hospitals in South Sudan had been bombed early on Saturday, with at least seven people killed by airstrikes in the area. South Sudan has descended into renewed conflict in recent months due to the collapse of a power-sharing agreement between rival generals, President Salva Kiir and First Vice-President Riek Machar. MSF said its hospital in Old Fangak in the north of the country had been bombed, dest…
Hospital bombing kills 7 amid fears South Sudan is returning to civil war
(CNN) — At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in an attack on a hospital and market in South Sudan on Saturday, a medical charity has said, as fears mount that the country could return to all out…
South Sudan: Military Bombed Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Old Fangak · Global Voices
In South Sudan, the city of Old Fangak, in Jonglei State, in the north of the country, was bombed by the South Sudanese army early on Saturday, 3 May. The hospital run by Médecins sans frontières was targeted by helicopters and a drone. The NGO strongly condemned the attack, calling it a "violation of international humanitarian law".
South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns deliberate bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak
South Sudan: MSF strongly condemns deliberate bombing of its hospital in Old Fangak This is the second time an MSF hospital has been impacted in the past month, following the armed looting of our hospital and premises in Ulang, Upper Nile state on April 14. Leila Rafei May 3 2025, 3:48pm The attack began at around 4:30 a.m. when two helicopter gunships first dropped a bomb on the MSF pharmacy, burning it to the ground, then went on to fire on …
Médecins sans Frontières reports bombing of one of its hospitals in South Sudan: at least seven dead and more than 20 injured
SUDÁN DEL SUR.- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported on Saturday the destruction of one of its hospitals in South Sudan, in an attack attributed, according to local authorities, to the Army of South Sudan, which left at least seven dead and about twenty wounded. According to the humanitarian organization, the attack occurred last night and reached its centre in Old Fangak, in the western state of Jonglei. MSF also clarified that the bombing w…
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