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6 killed in RSF shelling on Sudan hospital

February 5, 2025 at 11:27 am

Smoke billows from al-Jaili oil refinery north of Omdurman, the Sudanese capital’s twin city, during battles between the Sudanese military forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on January 15, 2025. [AFP/Getty Images]

Six people were killed and 38 wounded yesterday when Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled the Al-Nou Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan’s second most populous city, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

“Six civilians were martyred, and 38 others, including medical staff, were wounded in an artillery strike by the RSF on Al-Nou Hospital,” the ministry said, adding that medics immediately began treating the injured in the emergency department.

The Sudanese Doctors Network said the RSF attack was a “deliberate strike” on a medical facility in clear violation of international law.

The group condemned what it described as a systematic assault on hospitals and medical workers, warning that the attacks amount to “deliberate killings” of patients, caregivers and volunteer medical staff.

The RSF has not issued a response to the claims.

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