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Sudan paramilitary RSF targets last operating hospital in Darfur

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit, in the East Nile province, Sudan, on June 22, 2019 [File: Hussein Malla/AP]

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary in Sudan has attacked the last operating hospital in the Darfur region, an international aid group said.

Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, reported late on Sunday that the RSF had attacked the South Hospital in el-Fasher, the capital city of the North Darfur province, the previous day. The armed group opened fire on medical staff and patients as it looted the site, forcing the facility to close.

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