In yet another atrocity added to the escalating record of violations against civilians in Sudan, the Darfur Victims A
Support Organization has documented a horrific drone strike targeting Al-Mujlad Referral Hospital in West Kordofan State on Saturday, June 22, 2025. The attack was carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle reportedly launched from a military site controlled by the Sudanese army in the city of Babanusa, approximately 30 kilometers from the location of the strike.
The assault occurred at around 4:00 PM, directly hitting the emergency and internal medicine departments as well as patient wards. It resulted in a massacre that claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians, including doctors and nurses, and left several others in critical condition. The hospital sustained extensive damage, rendering it completely inoperative and depriving thousands of residents in the area of access to vital medical care.
Despite challenges posed by limited communication and lack of network coverage in the area, the organization was able to document the names of some of the victims. However, field evidence indicates that the actual death toll is likely higher, and eight bodies were found completely charred and remain unidentified at the time of this report.
Documented Victims:
1. Dr. Mowadda Rahmatullah Al-Nour – Volunteer, 32 years old
2. Nour Hasbo Mohamed
3. Abdelrahman Hasbo Mohamed Wansi
4. Haseeb Hasooba Wansi
5. Suleiman Mohamed Wansi
6. Adam Mohamed Wansi
7. Mohamed Adam Wansi
8. Mahmoud Wansi
9. Al-Sadiq Wansi
10. Al-Habib Hasooba Wansi
11. Jumaa Bashara
12. Hasbollah Adam Al-Fadl
13. Moqdad Adam Abdelbagi
14. Mousa Adam Al-Fadl
15. Adam Saeed
16. Nafisa Adam Al-Fadl
17. Adhwiyah Al-Habib
18. Hasooba Mousa Al-Jak
19. Bakhit Al-Habib Soumi
20. Al-Salem Siddiq Ahmed Hamdoun
21. Faisal Mahdi Abdullah
22. Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim
23. Zubeida Ahmed Hamouda
24. Bushra Kibar
In addition, eight unidentified victims were buried after their bodies were completely incinerated by the blast.
This aerial attack was not merely an assault on physical infrastructure but a blatant violation of the right to life and access to healthcare, and a serious breach of international norms, notably the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, which prohibit attacks on medical facilities and mandate their special protection. It also constitutes a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which classifies deliberate attacks on medical units in non-international armed conflicts as prosecutable offenses.
In response to this heinous act, the Darfur Victims Support Organization:
• Holds the Sudanese Armed Forces fully responsible for the targeting of the hospital and the resulting grave human and material losses.
• Calls for an independent and transparent international investigation into the incident, aimed at ensuring justice and accountability.
• Urges the United Nations Security Council and the international community to take immediate action, including imposing an arms embargo, supporting accountability mechanisms, and strengthening protection for civilians and medical facilities in conflict zones.
• Demands that all parties to the conflict uphold international humanitarian law and refrain from using civilian infrastructure as military targets or bases.
The brutal bombing of Al-Mujlad Hospital is yet another grim testament to the deepening disregard for the laws of war and basic human decency in Sudan, and a stark reminder that the absence of accountability only fuels the repetition of such atrocities without end.
