A senior official from the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) has accused General al-Burhan’s forces (SAF) of carrying out a deadly attack on a hospital in North Darfur, killing more than 64 civilians, including women and children.
Ezzaddean Elsafi, a TASIS official and chairman of the National Authority for Humanitarian Access (NAHA), said a hospital in Al-Zurug village was bombarded alongside the nearby village of Girier in what he described as another “heinous crime” committed by SAF and its allied extremist forces.
“I am appalled by yet another heinous crime committed by SAF and its allied extremists through the bombardment of the hospital in Al-Zurug village and Girier village in North Darfur state,” Elsafi said in a statement posted on X.
He said the attack resulted in the killing of more than 64 innocent civilians and formed part of a broader pattern of indiscriminate bombings carried out by SAF over the past year.
“This attack adds to SAF’s hundreds of indiscriminate bombings that have killed and injured hundreds of innocent people in the past year alone,” Elsafi said.
Elsafi also criticized the United Nations and the international community for what he described as a lack of response to the incident and similar attacks, including alleged strikes on humanitarian convoys.
“While I strongly condemn this crime against humanity, I am deeply troubled by the United Nations’ complete silence regarding this atrocity and many others committed by SAF,” he said.
He called on international actors to take urgent action to ensure accountability.
“The UN and the international community must work harder, speak louder, and act faster to bring justice to the victims, and the perpetrators must be held accountable for their atrocities,” Elsafi added.
There was no immediate comment from General al-Burhan’s army regarding the allegations. The conflict between SAF and the Rapid Support Forces has devastated large parts of Sudan, with North Darfur among the regions most affected by airstrikes, displacement, and the collapse of healthcare and humanitarian services.
