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South Kordofan has seen an influx of internally displaced people as a result of the civil war (File: BBC)
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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has condemned as “senseless” an attack on a kindergarten and hospital in Sudan that left 114 people dead, including 63 children, according to UN figures.
The attack took place on Thursday in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan, where drones reportedly targeted civilian facilities. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—one of the parties in Sudan’s ongoing civil war—has been accused by both the national army and the Sudan Doctors' Network of carrying out the strike.
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, when a violent power struggle erupted between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), who were previously allies. The Kordofan region—comprising North, South, and West Kordofan—sits strategically between Khartoum and Darfur and has become a central frontline in the war. Nearly eight million people live in the region, where fighting has intensified as the army pushes westward toward RSF-held territory in Darfur.
Early reports indicated that at least 50 people, including 33 children, had been killed in Kalogi, which is under army control. However, updated figures from the WHO’s Attacks on Health Care monitoring system confirmed 114 deaths and 35 injuries.
In a separate development, the RSF announced that it had seized control of Sudan’s largest oil field, Heglig, further escalating the conflict.
The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate sharply. Millions have been displaced, medical facilities have been repeatedly targeted, and international aid agencies warn that the health system is on the verge of collapse.
Regional and international bodies have called for immediate protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law, but with no ceasefire in sight, the death toll continues to rise.
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