Khartoum: At least 22 people, including four medical staff, were killed and eight others injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed Al-Kuweik Military Hospital in Sudan's South Kordofan state, a medical group said Thursday.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Sudan Doctors Network stated that the victims included the hospital's medical director and three other healthcare workers. The group condemned the attack, emphasizing that targeting health facilities and medical personnel constitutes a war crime and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and conventions that guarantee the protection of civilians and medical establishments.

The network highlighted that the strike was not an isolated incident but part of a series of attacks across South Kordofan, which have forced several hospitals out of service. This has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis and threatened the remaining healthcare available to civilians. The group held the RSF fully responsible for the attack, urging the international community, UN agencies, and human rights organizations to take immediate action to halt repeated assaults on medical facilities.

There was no immediate comment from the RSF on the accusation. Of Sudan's 18 states, the RSF controls all five states in the western Darfur region, except for parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The army holds most areas of the remaining 13 states across the south, north, east, and center of the country, including the capital, Khartoum.

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted in April 2023, has killed thousands of people and displaced millions.