Civilians as Fuel for Sudan's War: The bloodshed of children and women continues in Darfur

Civilians as Fuel for Sudan's War: The bloodshed of children and women continues in Darfur targeted El Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur State. The death toll from what was described as "the crime of a drone strike carried out by the Sudanese army on El Daein Teaching Hospital yesterday, Friday, has risen to more than 62 dead, including 12 children, with 113 others injured-most of them women and children."

The Rapid Support Forces stated, "The cowardly attack was carried out on Friday evening using a drone of the 'Akanji' type, resulting not only in the killing of innocent civilians but also in the complete destruction of the upper floor, severe damage to the hospital's emergency department infrastructure, the destruction of medical equipment, and other losses." The Rapid Support Forces considered that "this assault constitutes a fully-fledged war crime and represents a flagrant violation of the rules of international humanitarian law, particularly the principles relating to the protection of civilians and civilian objects, and the prohibition on targeting medical facilities that enjoy special protection under the Geneva Conventions." The Darfur Regional Government condemned "the heinous crime committed on the evening of the first day of Eid al-Fitr, consisting of the shelling of El Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur State by a drone, in a direct and deliberate targeting of a civilian medical facility." The Darfur Regional Government stressed that "Targeting healthcare facilities constitutes a fully-fledged war crime under international humanitarian law, as the Geneva Conventions guarantee full protection for medical facilities, their staff, and patients, and categorically prohibit any attack against them. What has occurred represents a grave breach of these laws and international norms."

The Darfur Regional Government held "the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, an ally of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group, fully responsible for this crime," calling on the international community and the