Drone strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital kill dozens

A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official told AFP.

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The attack on Thursday involved three strikes, “first a kindergarten, then a hospital and a third time as people tried to rescue the children,” Essam Al Din Al Sayed, head of the Kalogi administrative unit, told AFP using a Starlink satellite internet connection.

He blamed the assault on the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North faction (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz Al Hilu, which controls much of South Kordofan and parts of Blue Nile state.

Independent verification in Kordofan remains difficult due to spotty communications, restricted access and ongoing insecurity. The exact death toll from the Kalogi attack remains unclear.