RSF Drone Strike on Sudan Hospital Kills 10, Including Hospital Leadership

Attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Sudan are intensifying, with drone strikes and ground assaults on hospitals signaling a widening pattern of targeting medical facilities amid an escalating conflict.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out 2 drone strikes on al-Jabalain Hospital in White Nile province on Thursday, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward.

At least 10 people were killed, including 7 medical staff, and 19 others were injured. Patients were transferred to a hospital in Kosti, approximately 50 miles (80 km) away.

MSF said: “The attack is even more appalling as it occurred during a children’s immunization campaign.”

The strike disrupted both emergency care and routine services, compounding pressure on an already strained healthcare system.

A hospital staff member, Salah Moussa, described the sequence of events. “I rushed to the hospital when I heard the explosion… another drone strike was launched and I got hit and lost consciousness,” he told AP.

Sudan’s information minister Khalid Aleisir condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization.

“We also hold regional backers directly responsible… including advanced weaponry and unmanned aerial systems,” he said.

The attack killed senior personnel, including the hospital’s general manager and administrative manager. Moussa said: “The hospital lost all its medical and administrative leadership in this attack.”

The first explosion occurred around 11 a.m., followed by a second strike as staff attempted to evacuate injured colleagues, indicating a double-strike pattern.

Sudan Doctors Network described the incident as a “deliberate assault on health facilities and unarmed civilians.”

Emergency Lawyers said additional strikes targeted a medical supply depot in Rabak, the capital of White Nile province, pointing to a broader effort affecting healthcare logistics.

In a separate incident, Sudan Doctors Network said RSF-affiliated forces stormed Family Hospital in El Daein, East Darfur, assaulting medical staff and destroying equipment.

The group said personnel were beaten and facilities damaged, calling it “a blatant violation of the sanctity of healthcare facilities.” It added that the attack occurred amid “a complete absence of any intervention from the responsible authorities.”

The incidents underscore a deepening pattern of attacks on healthcare infrastructure by UAE-backed RSF militia, further eroding Sudan’s fragile medical system and amplifying the humanitarian toll of the conflict.