US EditionMore than 2 million people in Darfur left without proper care after drone strike on major hospital
Drone strike killed 70 people, including 13 children, and wounded 146 at Al Daein Teaching Hospital, shutting down services for over 2 million in East Darfur, WHO said.
- On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Office reported that drone strikes killed over 500 civilians in Sudan between January 1 and March 15, 2026. Most casualties occurred in the Kordofan region.
- Escalating drone attacks have systematically targeted hospitals and critical services, leaving millions without local care. The destruction of El-Daein Teaching Hospital risks violating international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.
- On March 20, a strike on El-Daein Teaching Hospital killed 70 people and wounded 146, while a March 18 drone attack in Tine, Chad, killed at least 24 civilians. Both incidents demonstrate the conflict's widening reach.
- UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Marta Hurtado urged states to end arms transfers, warning that patients may now travel over 160 kilometers to reach the next referral hospital. The agency called for urgent ceasefire and accountability.
- As the conflict approaches its third anniversary, repeated strikes against civilians and infrastructure trigger international legal scrutiny. Experts note these patterns bear hallmarks of genocide in previous attacks, remaining subject to potential investigations.
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Sudan: New Yale HRL Report - 'SAF's Deliberate Eid El Fitr Air Strike On East Darfur Hospital a War Crime'
Ed Daein -- New detailed satellite imagery analysis confirms that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) targeted El Daein Teaching Hospital in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled capital of East Darfur an aerial attack in Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-controlled El Daein, East Darfur on Friday, March 20, the first day of Eid El Fitr, that ends the holy month of Ramadan.
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More than 2 million people in Darfur left without proper care after drone strike on major hospital
The World Health Organization and a senior aid official say more than 2 million people in Sudan’s Darfur region have been left without proper medical care after a drone strike last week took a major hospital out of service.
Millions in Darfur left without proper care after drone strike on major hospital
The World Health Organization and a senior aid official say more than 2 million people in Sudan’s Darfur region have been left without proper medical care after a drone strike last week took a major hospital out of service
Darfur hospital attack left over 2 million without care: WHO
A drone strike on Al Daein Teaching Hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed 70 people and left more than 2 million without proper medical care, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Emergency, maternity, and pediatric wards were destroyed, forcing patients to travel up to 160 kilometres for treatment. The attack wounded 146 people, including patients and family members, and prompted aid groups to move services to a local clinic. …
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