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Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 408 words · By Guardian staff reporter
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What to know about Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports

The article reports on a drone strike on a Sudanese hospital that killed 64 people and wounded 89, citing WHO and UN sources. It details the ongoing conflict between Sudan's army and RSF, the targeting of healthcare facilities, and the broader humanitarian crisis caused by the war.

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What happened

A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday.

Why it matters

The UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan had earlier said it was “appalled by the attack on a hospital in East Darfur yesterday, reportedly killing dozens, including children, and injuring more”.

Common ground

Sudanese rights group the Emergency Lawyers, who document atrocities in the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, reported it was an army drone strike that hit the El-Daein teaching hospital.

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The article reports on a drone strike on a Sudanese hospital that killed 64 people and wounded 89, citing WHO and UN sources. It details the ongoing conflict between Sudan's army and RSF, the targeting of healthcare facilities, and the broader humanitarian crisis caused by the war.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This year, a total of 12 attacks on health care in Sudan have been recorded, causing 178 deaths and 237 injuries.”
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Claim 2: “Across the country, the war has killed tens of thousands and driven more than 11 million people from their homes.”
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Claim 3: “The RSF dominates the vast western Darfur region, while the army is in control of Sudan’s east, centre and north.”
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No relevant evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about RSF and SAF territorial control.
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Claim 4: “Sudanese rights group the Emergency Lawyers, who document atrocities in the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, reported it was an army drone strike that hit the El-Daein teaching hospital.”
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Three web search results independently attribute the El-Daein hospital strike to an army drone strike, citing the Emergency Lawyers as the source of this information.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Territory of the Rapid Support Forces refers to the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces from 2023 until 2025, until the founding of the Government of Peace and Unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_the_Rapid_Support…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Geneina massacre, also the Battle of Geneina, was a series of major battles for control of Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in Sudan, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and all…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Geneina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government controlled by the Sudan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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Claim 5: “The WHO’s surveillance system for attacks marked Friday’s incident as “confirmed” but did not give an exact location.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the WHO's surveillance system details.
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Claim 6: “By December, more than 1,800 people had been killed in attacks on health facilities since the start of the war, including 173 health workers, according to the UN.”
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Claim 7: “A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm the WHO reported 64 deaths and 89 injuries from a strike on a Sudanese healthcare facility. Three distinct sources report the same casualty figures and event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) ranked the health systems of its 191 member states in its World Health Report 2000. It provided a framework and measurement approach to examine and compare aspects …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World Mental Health Day (10 October) is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. Established on 1 January 1995, pursuant to the 1994 Marrakesh Agreement, it …
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Claim 8: “It has fuelled what the UN describes as the world’s largest displacement and hunger crises, with more than 33 million people in need of humanitarian aid.”
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Claim 9: “The UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan had earlier said it was “appalled by the attack on a hospital in East Darfur yesterday, reportedly killing dozens, including children, and injuring more”.”
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The UN's condemnation of the hospital attack and mention of child casualties are confirmed by multiple web search results, including direct quotes from UN officials and reports of similar attacks in Darfur.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Darfur campaign, also known as the Darfur offensive, is a theatre of operation in the war in Sudan that affects five states in Darfur: South Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, Central Darfur and W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_campaign_(2023–present)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government controlled by the Sudan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, was a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Darfur
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Claim 10: “To the repeated condemnation of the UN, hospitals have been a regular target throughout the war.”
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Claim 11: “Though the WHO counts and verifies attacks on health care, it does not attribute blame, as it is not an investigative agency.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the WHO's role in attributing blame.
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Claim 12: “El-Daein, the RSF-controlled state capital of East Darfur, has been regularly attacked by the army, which is trying to push the paramilitary back towards its Darfur strongholds and away from Sudan’s central corridor.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the regular army attacks on El-Daein.
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Claim 13: “Its most recent strike on the city’s market earlier this month set fire to oil barrels that burned for hours.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the recent market strike details.
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Claim 14: “The attack involved “violence with heavy weapons” and affected a secondary health care facility, medical personnel, patients, supplies and storage, the record showed.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the attack's impact on secondary healthcare facilities.
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Claim 15: “Near-daily drone strikes are now a hallmark of Sudan’s brutal war, killing dozens at a time, mostly in the southern Kordofan region.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the near-daily drone strike claims.
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Claim 16: “The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, this month said he was “appalled” after more than 200 civilians were reported killed by drone attacks within an eight-day period.”
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