Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says
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“Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says”
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Wikipedia entries only mention general context about the Sudanese civil war and MSF's role, but do not directly confirm the specific drone strike incident or casualty numbers.
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— The Sudanese civil war that began in April 2023 has produced a severe humanitarian crisis. The conflict is fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Ten days i…
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— Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced [medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ] ), French for Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO)…
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— The following is a timeline of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present) in 2025.
This timeline is a dynamic and fluid list, and as such may never satisfy criteria of completeness. Moreover, some events m…
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“Two strikes on Al Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State hit an operating theatre and a maternity ward, MSF says”
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Wikipedia timeline entry is vague and does not specifically mention the Al Jabalain Hospital strikes or their details.
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— The following is a timeline of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present) in 2025.
This timeline is a dynamic and fluid list, and as such may never satisfy criteria of completeness. Moreover, some events m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Sudanese_civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Sudanese_civil…
“The attack on Thursday involved two strikes on Al Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, hitting an operating theatre and a maternity ward, MSF said in a statement on Friday, adding the assault was 'reportedly' carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)”
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Wikipedia timeline entry lacks specific details about the RSF's involvement in the attack on Al Jabalain Hospital.
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— The following is a timeline of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present) in 2025.
This timeline is a dynamic and fluid list, and as such may never satisfy criteria of completeness. Moreover, some events m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Sudanese_civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Sudanese_civil…
“This unacceptable assault resulted in at least 10 fatalities, including seven medical staff, some of whom had previously worked with MSF”
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“The attack is even more appalling as it occurred during a children’s immunisation campaign”
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“The strikes are the latest in a series of attacks on the healthcare system in Sudan amid the ongoing war between the army and the RSF that broke out in April 2023”
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“In a separate attack on Thursday, a medical supply depot was hit in Rabak, the capital city of the White Nile province”
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“Emergency Lawyers, a local rights group, said the 'recurring pattern' of drone attacks by the warring parties since March in the provinces of South Kordofan, Blue Nile, East, Central and South Darfur has displaced more people”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Emergency Lawyers' claims about displacement due to drone attacks.
“The World Health Organization said in March that more than 200 attacks have targeted healthcare facilities since the war began. Last month, 70 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region”
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“Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and tourism, condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organisation and prosecuting its members”
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Reported by The Hindu as a cross-referenced source, but no additional independent corroboration found.
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— Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and tourism, condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organisation and prosecuting its members.
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“Sudan Doctors Network, a local group that monitors war violence, called the attack a 'deliberate assault on health facilities and unarmed civilians' that further worsens an already deteriorating health sector in the country”
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