The Sudan Founding Alliance (“Ta’sis”) announced that a drone attack targeting Al-Da’ein Teaching Hospital on the evening of the first day of Eid al-Fitr resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

The alliance stated that the “Muslim Brotherhood army and its allied militias,” which it described as a terrorist-designated group, were responsible for the attack, calling it a new war crime added to the country’s record of violations.

The alliance according to Sudantribune.com explained that the armed drone targeted the hospital in what it described as a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian norms, resulting in the deaths of 39 civilians, including 12 children and 6 women who were inside the pediatric and maternity ward. The remaining victims were male patients and their relatives.

The statement also reported that 78 people were injured in the attack, most of them seriously, while assessments of the injuries are still ongoing amid complex humanitarian conditions.

The alliance added that the attacks were not limited to the city of Al-Da’ein. It said the same army and its militias also carried out drone strikes against civilians in the city of El Fasher, particularly targeting the local market area. This reportedly resulted in 23 deaths and 35 injuries, while rescue and assessment operations are still continuing.

According to the statement, this brings the total number of victims from these attacks to 62 dead and 113 injured in a single day that was supposed to be a day of peace and celebration for Eid al-Fitr.

The alliance considered the targeting of medical facilities and innocent civilians to constitute a full-fledged war crime, reflecting what it described as the criminal nature of the perpetrators, who it said do not hesitate to shed innocent blood.

The statement also criticized what it described as the silence and inaction of the international community, arguing that such silence amounts to a green light allowing these acts to continue, and raising questions about the extent of the international community’s commitment to protecting civilians in Sudan.

The alliance further stressed that the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization should extend to all its branches, including its military wing, which the statement claims is responsible for organizing these attacks, and not only its affiliated brigades. It also noted that the Muslim Brotherhood is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States of America.

The Sudan Founding Alliance affirmed that this crime “will not pass without a response,” stating that its forces will deal firmly with the perpetrators from the army and its allied militias in a manner proportionate to the gravity of what occurred.

At the same time, the statement emphasized that these violations would not lead to hatred or racial discrimination among the components of the Sudanese people, affirming its commitment to confronting what it described as the “cancer of the Muslim Brotherhood, its army, and its militias” only.

The alliance concluded its statement by praying for mercy and forgiveness for the victims and wishing a speedy recovery for the injured.