Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
2 months ago

Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation's civil war escalated in recent days. Reported attack follows RSF warning In the Saudi hospital attack in El Fasher, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus offered the death toll in a post on the social platform X. “The appalling attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, led to 19 injuries and 70 deaths among patients and companions,” Ghebreyesus wrote. United Nations official Clementine Nkweta-Salami, who coordinates humanitarian efforts for the world body in Sudan, warned Thursday that the RSF earlier had given “a 48-hour ultimatum to forces allied to the Sudanese Armed Forces to vacate the city and indicated a forthcoming offensive.” “Since May 2024, El Fasher has been under RSF siege,” she said.

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Sudanese seek underground refuge in besieged Darfur as civil war drags on
1 week, 2 days ago

Sudanese seek underground refuge in besieged Darfur as civil war drags on

The Hindu  

Beneath the broken earth of the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher in the western region of Darfur, Nafisa Malik clutches her five children close. “Time slows down here,” Ms. Malik said, from her home near El-Fasher’s Hajer Gadou market. The researchers reported bombardment of “residential structures”, and said its findings are consistent with Sudanese Army air strikes as well as …

Sudan’s El-Obeid shelled for third day, killing 9 amid army-RSF clashes
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Sudan’s El-Obeid shelled for third day, killing 9 amid army-RSF clashes

Firstpost  

The war, pitting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has claimed tens of thousands of lives, uprooted over 12 million and created the world’s largest hunger and displacement crises. Paramilitary shelling Sunday on a strategic city in Sudan’s south, where the army broke a prolonged siege last month, killed nine civilians and …

Heavy fighting in Sudan forces Doctors Without Borders to stop aid at a camp with 500,000 people
1 month ago

Heavy fighting in Sudan forces Doctors Without Borders to stop aid at a camp with 500,000 people

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Doctors Without Borders on Monday halted its operations in Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp due to an escalation of attacks and fighting in the vicinity. The international medical aid group, also known by its French name Médecins Sans Frontières and acronym MSF, said fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces intensified in the …

As Sudan’s RSF surrounds Darfur’s el-Fasher, ethnic killings feared
1 month, 3 weeks ago

As Sudan’s RSF surrounds Darfur’s el-Fasher, ethnic killings feared

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s army could lose the last major city it controls in the western region of Darfur within days to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, according to analysts, local monitors and RSF sources. Ali Musabel, an RSF adviser, told Al Jazeera: “The RSF will free el-Fasher … in about 10 days.” The RSF has launched drones, fired artillery and surrounded el-Fasher …

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Sabrein Market was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the escalated civil war that has wrecked the northeastern …

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores

LA Times  

An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Sabrein Market was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the escalated civil war that has wrecked the northeastern African country. …

70 people killed in Sudan hospital attack, UN calls for accountability
2 months ago

70 people killed in Sudan hospital attack, UN calls for accountability

Firstpost  

Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal war between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The United Nations said Sunday a paramilitary attack on a hospital in El-Fasher, in Sudan’s western Darfur region, had killed 70 people including patients receiving critical care. “The attack, reportedly carried out by the …

70 killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region: WHO
2 months ago

70 killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region: WHO

Hindustan Times  

Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation's civil war escalated in recent days. Reported attack follows RSF warning In the Saudi hospital attack in El …

Around 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, WHO chief says
2 months ago

Around 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, WHO chief says

The Hindu  

Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said on Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation's civil war escalated in recent days. The attack on the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital, which local officials …

Drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur kills at least 70, says WHO chief
2 months ago

Drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur kills at least 70, says WHO chief

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The attack comes at a time when access to …

70 killed in attack on hospital in besieged city of in Sudan
2 months ago

70 killed in attack on hospital in besieged city of in Sudan

Live Mint  

Around 70 people were killed in an attack on a hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday. The head of the World Health Organization called on Saturday for an end to attacks on healthcare workers and facilities in Sudan after a drone attack on a hospital in …

70 Killed in Attack on Hospital in Sudan's El Fasher
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2 months ago

70 Killed in Attack on Hospital in Sudan's El Fasher

Deccan Chronicle  

In a devastating assault, at least 70 people were killed and 19 others injured in an attack on the only functional hospital in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur province. The appalling attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, #Sudan, led to 19 injuries and 70 deaths among patients and companions. The attack comes at a time when …

About 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, WHO chief says
2 months ago

About 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, WHO chief says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Around 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation’s civil war escalated in recent days. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the attack …

Sudan conflict: Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as Sudan’s civil war rages
2 months ago

Sudan conflict: Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as Sudan’s civil war rages

CNN  

CNN — At least 70 people were killed after a drone strike targeted the last functioning hospital in the besieged capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state late Friday, according to local officials and the World Health Organization. At the time of the attack, the hospital was “packed with patients receiving care,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Saturday, with Sudan’s …

30 killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur: medical source
2 months ago

30 killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur: medical source

The Hindu  

A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday. "The people of El-Fasher have suffered so much already from many months of senseless violence and brutal violations and abuses, particularly in the course of the prolonged siege of their city," United Nations …

Sudan civil war: Drone attack on one of last functioning hospitals in North Darfur kills 67
2 months ago

Sudan civil war: Drone attack on one of last functioning hospitals in North Darfur kills 67

Firstpost  

Attacks on health care facilities have become routine in El-Fasher. Nationwide, up to 80 per cent of the health care facilities are no longer operational due to the conflict, according to official estimates A general view of damaged shops and houses in Sudan's Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani following its takeover by the army from paramilitary RSF. AFP A drone …

70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, WHO chief says
2 months ago

70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, WHO chief says

LA Times  

A satellite image shows the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital, center, in El Fasher, Sudan, on Saturday. Some 70 people were killed and 19 injured in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks as the African …

Dozens killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur
2 months ago

Dozens killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Attacks on healthcare facilities rampant in besieged el-Fasher, where army-aligned militias are pushing back RSF fighters. Dozens of patients have been killed in a drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. The RSF has besieged el-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur, since May, but army-aligned armed groups have repeatedly pushed its …

Sudan civil war: More than 700 killed in siege of Darfur’s al-Fashir, says UN rights chief
3 months ago

Sudan civil war: More than 700 killed in siege of Darfur’s al-Fashir, says UN rights chief

Firstpost  

Sudan’s army and the RSF have been locked in conflict for more than 18 months, triggering a profound humanitarian crisis in which more than 12 million people have been driven from their homes and U.N. agencies have struggled to deliver relief. Al-Fashir, a key battleground between the RSF and the Sudanese army, remains a focal point in the fight for …

More than 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says
3 months ago

More than 700 killed in siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says

Al Jazeera  

UN report finds at least 782 civilians killed since May ‘amid regular and intensive shelling’ of the North Darfur city. More than 700 people have been killed in el-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state since May, the United Nations human rights chief has said, imploring the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to halt a siege of the city. The siege and …

Sudan civil war: 10 civilians killed, 20 wounded after RSF shelling in Darfur's El-Fasher
3 months, 1 week ago

Sudan civil war: 10 civilians killed, 20 wounded after RSF shelling in Darfur's El-Fasher

Firstpost  

El-Fasher, home to around two million people, has been under RSF siege since May and remains one of the most fiercely contested battlegrounds in the Sudan war Sudan’s civil war: The army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has pushed the vast Afro-Arab nation closer to the abyss. File Photo- Reuters Shelling by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on …

At least 38 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher: Activists
3 months, 1 week ago

At least 38 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher: Activists

Al Jazeera  

RSF ramps up attacks on North Darfur, as rights group accuses the paramilitaries of sexual violence in South Kordofan. Sudanese paramilitaries have attacked the city of el-Fasher killing at least 38 people, according to local activists, while international rights groups accuse the fighters of widespread sexual violence. ‘Epidemic of sexual violence’ On Monday, rights group Human Rights Watch highlighted widespread …

At least nine killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur
3 months, 1 week ago

At least nine killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

The Rapid Support Forces have been blamed for an attack on the last remaining hospital in the city of el-Fasher. At least nine people have been killed and 20 others injured following a drone strike that hit a hospital in the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s northern Darfur region. On Monday, more than 100 people – including women and children …

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army
3 months, 1 week ago

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-13 20:11 KHARTOUM - At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said Friday. "Neighborhoods and camps in El Fasher city witnessed a significant massacre yesterday, as a result of deliberate shelling by …

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army
3 months, 1 week ago

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-13 20:11 KHARTOUM - At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said Friday. "Neighborhoods and camps in El Fasher city witnessed a significant massacre yesterday, as a result of deliberate shelling by …

Deadly Attack by Sudanese Paramilitary Group on Village near Khartoum, Sudan Leaves 124 Dead
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5 months ago

Deadly Attack by Sudanese Paramilitary Group on Village near Khartoum, Sudan Leaves 124 Dead

CNN  

At least 124 people were killed in an attack by the Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday. The attack follows the defection of the RSF commander in Al-Jazirah, the region where the massacre allegedly took place. The true number of victims may be significantly higher, with over 200 …

Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander
9 months, 1 week ago

Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander

Al Jazeera  

The war has created the worst humanitarian situation in the world with an estimated 756,000 people in Sudan facing ‘catastrophic food shortages’ by September. Sudan’s Armed Forces “aborted the attack and inflicted huge losses” with “hundreds” of dead and wounded in the failed RSF assault, it said in a statement. The conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between …

UN Security Council demands end to siege of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
9 months, 1 week ago

UN Security Council demands end to siege of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Resolution calls on Sudanese military and RSF to ensure protection of civilians and seek immediate end to violence. The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces halt the siege of el-Fasher in North Darfur region and end fighting in the area. The conflict in Sudan broke out in April 2023 between the …

Sudan paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, says aid group
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, says aid group

The Hindu  

The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a main hospital in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. The RSF, attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur province on Sunday, opening fire on medical staff and patients, Doctors …

Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says

Hindustan Times  

CAIRO — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a health facility in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says The RSF, attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of …

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, aid group says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group loots a main Darfur hospital, aid group says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a main hospital in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. The RSF attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur province on Sunday, opening fire on medical staff and …

Sudan paramilitary RSF targets last operating hospital in Darfur
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan paramilitary RSF targets last operating hospital in Darfur

Al Jazeera  

The armed group fired on and looted the last operating hospital in western Darfur, forcing it to close. The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary in Sudan has attacked the last operating hospital in the Darfur region, an international aid group said. Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, reported late on Sunday that the RSF had attacked the South …

Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement

Al Jazeera  

Attack in Khartoum’s sister city of Omdurman comes as UN says internal displacement across Sudan is nearing 10 million. Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about 40 people have been killed in “violent artillery fire” by paramilitary forces in the twin city of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as fighting and displacement intensify across the war-ravaged country. War erupted in Sudan in …

Sudan civil war: Death toll in El Fasher reaches 134 amid deadly fighting, MSF says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan civil war: Death toll in El Fasher reaches 134 amid deadly fighting, MSF says

CNN  

CNN — At least 134 people have been killed in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, since May 10 due to intense fighting, according to a statement from Doctors Without Borders on Sunday. The fighting also affects thousands of displaced people who have fled to El Fasher from the other four Darfur states now controlled by the …

More than 100 killed in two weeks of fighting in Sudan’s el-Fasher: MSF
10 months ago

More than 100 killed in two weeks of fighting in Sudan’s el-Fasher: MSF

Al Jazeera  

Charity says more than 900 wounded in the capital of North Darfur province in fighting between Sudan’s army and the RSF. More than 100 people have been killed in just over two weeks in a major city in Sudan’s Darfur region, an aid group has said, as the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied armed groups are locked in fierce fighting …

47 killed in Sudan's el-Fasher region as conflict rages
10 months ago

47 killed in Sudan's el-Fasher region as conflict rages

New Indian Express  

War in Sudan erupted in mid-April last year when a simmering feud between the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into violence, Al Jazeera reported. Fighting between the army, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, since last April has killed tens of …

Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives
10 months, 1 week ago

Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives

China Daily  

An internally displaced woman collects aid at a camp in Gedaref, Sudan, on Sunday. AFP Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital in Sudan's city of El Fasher has been forced to close its doors after an airstrike damaged the roof of its intensive care unit, putting the lives of thousands of people who live in and around the city at stake. The …

Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives
10 months, 1 week ago

Hospital closure in Sudan's North Darfur imperils lives

China Daily  

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-05-15 09:25 An internally displaced woman collects aid at a camp in Gedaref, Sudan, on Sunday. AFP Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital in Sudan's city of El Fasher has been forced to close its doors after an airstrike damaged the roof of its intensive care unit, putting the lives …

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s military and allied armed groups staved off an attack by a paramilitary group and Arab militias on a major city in the western region of Darfur, officials and residents said Saturday. The RSF and their allies launched the attack on el-Fasher’s eastern side early Friday and clashed with military forces and other armed groups defending the city, …

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sudan’s military and allied armed …

The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency …

The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in

New Indian Express  

The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. Leni Kinzli, the World Food Program’s regional spokesperson, said at least 1.7 million people in Darfur were experiencing emergency levels of hunger …

‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Crimes against humanity’ may have been committed in Sudan, says UN chief

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says war is being waged on the Sudanese people, warns of escalating unrest in el-Fasher in the western Darfur region. Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, one year after war erupted between rival generals in the East African country. The United Nations has said …

‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say

Al Jazeera  

The mass killing might be the largest in the civil war that erupted in April, based on reports from monitors. “There were so many corpses in the streets.” The latest atrocities are part of a wider campaign by the RSF and its allied militias to eradicate the non-Arab Masalit tribe from West Darfur, according to activists and survivors. There is …

Drone attack kills at least 40 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, volunteers say
1 year, 6 months ago

Drone attack kills at least 40 in Sudan’s capital as rival troops battle, volunteers say

ABC  

At least 40 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in an air strike by the army on a market in southern Khartoum, according to a local volunteer group, marking the largest single-incident death toll since the war in Sudan began in April. Key points: Drones carried out a series of heavy air strikes on Sunday morning on southern Khartoum …

Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes
1 year, 10 months ago

Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Clashes that erupted last month between armed fighters in a city in Sudan’s restive Darfur region killed at least 100 people, according to Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate. A statement issued by the Saudi foreign ministry on Monday said the negotiations between delegations from the country’s military, on one side, and on the other the powerful paramilitary, the Rapid Support …

Government attack on hospital in northwestern Syria kills 6
4 years ago

Government attack on hospital in northwestern Syria kills 6

India TV News  

Artillery shells fired from government areas hit a major hospital in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing at least six patients, including a child, wounding medical staff and forcing the facility to shut its doors, rescuers, an aid group and activists reported. The Syrian American Medical Society, the aid group which supports the hospital, said three artillery …

‘Age of impunity’: What years of attacks on Syria hospitals mean for the world
4 years ago

‘Age of impunity’: What years of attacks on Syria hospitals mean for the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Unable to get Russian or …

Saudi coalition strike ‘kills family of four’ in Sanaa
7 years, 9 months ago

Saudi coalition strike ‘kills family of four’ in Sanaa

Al Jazeera  

Elderly woman and three children die after coalition air raid hits residential area in Yemen’s capital, activist says. At least four civilians, including three children, have been killed after a Saudi-led coalition air strike tore through a residential area in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. “Four members of the al-Mahdi family, including an elderly woman and her three young grandchildren, were …

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