Doctors at South Sudan's MSF attack air bombing

Medical philanthropists without borders said Saturday that their facilities in remote South Sudan were targeted at aerial bombardment, resulting in some casualties.

The hospital is located in a northern town called Old Fangak.

Doctors Without Borders (known for their French abbreviation, Doctors Without Borders) issued a statement about X's condemnation of the hospital's attack, which is said to be the only source of medical services for 40,000 residents, including many people displaced by the flood.

The mission leader of MSF said the attack “a clear violation of international humanitarian law.”

It is not clear why the facility is targeted at government forces. Comments were not possible with a South Sudan Army spokesperson.

A spokesman for MSF said they were attacked by air raids shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday. They talked on anonymity because they had no right to talk to the media.

The attack caused significant damage to the hospital's pharmacies and destroyed all medical supplies. There are no exact words about casualties.

But Fangak County Commissioner Biel Butros Biel told the Associated Press that at least four people were killed in the air attack, including a nine-month-old child. He added that despite an ongoing assessment, at least 25 people were injured.

Several witnesses said an additional strike occurred hours later, causing widespread panic and displacement of civilians.

Old Fangak is a major town in Fangak County, part of a racial pain in the country, and has historically been linked to opposition parties loyal to South Sudan's Riek Machar, South Sudan's first vice president, who is now arrested for alleged subversion.

The attack on the hospital is the latest escalation of the government-led opposition groups across the country.

Since March, government forces supported by Uganda soldiers have carried out dozens of air strikes against neighboring Upper Nile State.