Sudan paramilitary attack on maternity ward kills eight: medic | International

PORT SUDAN, Sudan, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed eight people in a maternity ward in the besieged city of El-Fasher, a medical source told AFP on Wednesday. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday, also injured seven people in El-Fasher Hospital and "damaged buildings and equipment", the health worker said on condition of anonymity for their safety. It is the latest strike on healthcare facilities since the start of the war in Sudan in April 2023, between the RSF and the regular Sudanese army. El-Fasher Hospital is one of the last functioning health facilities in the North Darfur state capital, where the paramilitary is waging its fiercest assault on the city...