Doctors Without Borders says 10 killed in 2 drone attacks in western Sudan

​​​​​​​By Adel Abdelrheem

KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL (AA) - At least 10 people were killed and 25 wounded in two drone attacks in western Sudan near the border with Chad, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Friday.

The medical charity said 29 people were transferred to a hospital it supports in the Tina area of eastern Chad following the attacks. MSF did not identify the party responsible for the strikes.

Six people were killed at the scene, while four others later died from severe injuries, it said in a post on US social media company X.

One MSF staff member in Tina said the situation at the hospital was “extremely critical,” noting that patients continue to arrive with heavy bleeding and serious wounds.

“We are doing everything possible to stabilize them, but the hospital lacks the capacity to treat critical cases,” said the staff member, according to the organization.

MSF said its teams are responding to growing medical needs among Sudanese refugees in the Tina and Oure Cassoni areas along the border. About 4,000 refugees are living in Tina under harsh conditions, while more than 100,000 refugees have been in Oure Cassoni since early 2025, it said.

Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF paramilitary controls all five in the Darfur region in the west, excluding some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The army, in turn, holds most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east and center, including the national capital of Khartoum.

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

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul