Reactions and condemnations continue to pour in following the attack on a health center in Kumo, east of Kauda in South Kordofan, which left 66 civilians killed and injured, including women and children, after a drone strike allegedly carried out by the Sudanese army on Saturday.
Official sources in areas controlled by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM–North) confirmed that the situation in the area stabilized by Monday. The sources told Radio Dabanga that the victims who died in the attack were buried in mass graves, and no new deaths were recorded among the injured.
According to the same sources, the number of fatalities reached 46 civilians, including 19 students, 10 men, 9 women, and 8 children, while 22 others were injured, including men, women, and two children.
Adam Abdullah, the medical director of the center, said in a statement that the strike occurred while the facility was crowded with patients, confirming that the attack was carried out by drones that came from the northwest of Kauda.
Eyewitnesses said in video recordings that the attack took place in the morning, at a time when large numbers of students, women, and children were visiting the health center to seek treatment.
Widespread Condemnations and Accusations of “War Crimes”
Several groups condemned the attack, including Soomood Coalition, Darfur Initiative for Justice and Peace, the Sudanese National Party, the Civil Administration of South Kordofan, and the Nuba Mountains Lawyers’ Union, in separate statements.
The Nuba Mountains Lawyers’ Union said the attack constitutes a war crime under international law and the Rome Statute, describing it as part of a pattern of previous assaults on civilians in Hidra, Heiban, and other areas. The union held the Sudanese government, the Sovereign Council, and the Armed Forces responsible for the attack, while also noting that SPLM–North bears responsibility for civilian targeting in Kadugli, Dilling, and El-Fasher.
The union stressed its rejection of all forms of violence against civilians and reaffirmed its commitment to documenting violations and pursuing perpetrators before international and regional justice mechanisms.
Calls for International Investigation and Immediate Halt to Airstrikes
Meanwhile, the Soomood Coalition called for an independent international investigation, accountability for those involved in the Kumo attack, an immediate halt to aerial bombardments, urgent humanitarian access for victims, and a return to genuine negotiations that prioritize civilian protection and ending the war.
