UN Report: Sudan Hospital Strikes Highlight Drone Warfare Surge; 2,000+ Killed in Healthcare Attacks

UN News published a report highlighting the Al Daein hospital strike as emblematic of a broader surge in drone attacks on civilians across Sudan. The report noted that Sudan has now surpassed 2,000 people killed in attacks on healthcare facilities since the war began in April 2023 — across 213 documented attacks. ACLED recorded 198 drone strikes in just the first two months of 2026, at least 52 of which caused civilian casualties killing 478 people. OHCHR warned that 'continued patterns of such attacks striking civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure raise serious concerns about compliance with international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.' The UN stressed the conflict has produced more than 1,000 documented drone attacks since April 2023.