Attack on the hospital in South Sudan. They are killed and wounded

At least seven people were killed, and 20 were injured in a hospital on a hospital on a hospital on Saturday, doctors without borders in South Sudan. The attacked medical facility in the city of Old Fangak is the only one in the region, its services are used by over 100,000 people. Local authorities emphasize that the balance of victims may increase.

The organization without borders (MSF) emphasized in Saturday's statement that the raid is “the obvious violation of international law.”

It is not yet known why the attack took place and who is behind it.

“The hospital in Old Fangak is the only medical institution in a district, which is used by over 110,000 people who have very limited access to healthcare,” did the organization without borders informed.

Attack in the morning

The hospital was bombarded right after 4 am local time, a little later aviation also attacked the area around the market in Old Fangak, which caused universal panic – the Associated Press agency said, citing eyewitnesses.

As the Associated Press commented, Saturday raids are proof of further escalation of the conflict, in which government troops, supported by special units from Uganda, intensify attacks on opposition forces.

The UN mission in South Sudan assessed in March that the country is balancing on the brink of civil war. In mid -February this year, the fights between the government army, i.e. the South Southeast forces of Defense of the People (SSPDF), and paramilitary units of the White Army in Nil Górny began.

Members of the group of fighters come mainly from the Ethnic Group of Nuer, conflicted with the Dinka tribe.

Situation in Sudan

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 and is the youngest country in the world.

In December 2013, the country plunged into a civil war based on ethnic divisions between Dinki and Nuera. Over 400,000 people were killed in the five -year conflict, and about four million were displaced. Pursuant to the 2018 peace agreement, a national unity government was created and nationwide elections were planned for February 2023, but they were initially postponed to December 2024, and then to 2026.