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Sudan El Fasher Hospital Forced to Close Amid RSF Attack, Charity Organization Says
Sudan El Fasher Hospital Forced to Close Amid RSF Attack, Charity Organization Says
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El Fasher, the capital of western Sudan's North Darfur State, has become a battlefield as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seek to control it, battling the... 10.06.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The main hospital in the Sudanese town of El-Fashir has been attacked by RSF and suspended its service, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which supports the facility, said on X on Monday.Due to increased fighting earlier this week, MSF and Ministry of Health personnel had begun moving patients and medical services to other institutions, so at the time of the attack, there were only 10 patients and a smaller medical team.According to MSF, South Hospital was the only facility in El Fasher equipped to manage everyday mass casualty incidents.The majority of patients and all members of the medical team that remained managed to escape the RSF shooting, but the MSF "was unable to verify if there were any killed or wounded by the shooting."Due to differences between army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on the RSF's integration into the army, Sudan has been mired in conflict since April 15, 2023.The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project reports that the war has left millions of people displaced and at least 15,550 people dead, resulting in a catastrophic humanitarian disaster. At the end of May, the UN issued a warning, stating that "famine is closing in" and that it only had 12% of the $2.7 billion in money it had requested for aid for Sudan.
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Sudan El Fasher Hospital Forced to Close Amid RSF Attack, Charity Organization Says
18:36 10.06.2024 (Updated: 11:14 11.06.2024) El Fasher, the capital of western Sudan's North Darfur State, has become a battlefield as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seek to control it, battling the regular army for more than a year.
The main hospital in the Sudanese town of El-Fashir has been attacked by RSF and suspended its service, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which supports the facility,
said on X on Monday.
"On Saturday, MSF and the Ministry of Health suspended all activities in South Hospital, El Fasher, North Darfur, after RSF soldiers stormed the facility, opened fire, and looted it, including stealing an MSF ambulance," the statement read.
Due to
increased fighting earlier this week, MSF and Ministry of Health personnel had begun moving patients and medical services to other institutions, so at the time of the attack, there were only 10 patients and a smaller medical team.
According to MSF, South Hospital was the only facility in El Fasher equipped to manage everyday
mass casualty incidents.
The majority of patients and all members of the medical team that remained managed to escape the RSF shooting, but the MSF "was unable to verify if there were any killed or wounded by the shooting."
“It is outrageous that the RSF opened fire inside the hospital. This is not an isolated incident; staff and patients have endured attacks on the facility for weeks from all sides, but opening fire inside a hospital crosses a line,” said Michel Lacharite, Head of MSF Emergencies.
Due to differences between army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on the RSF's integration into the army, Sudan has been mired in conflict since April 15, 2023.
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project reports that the war has left millions of people displaced and at least 15,550 people dead, resulting in a catastrophic humanitarian disaster. At the end of May, the UN issued a warning, stating that "famine is closing in" and that it only had 12% of the $2.7 billion in money it had requested for aid for Sudan.
