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MSF Workers Missing Amid South Sudan Medical Facility Attacks

3/4/2026

Summary

Story summary

More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders (MSF) workers are unaccounted for after attacks on medical facilities in Lankien and Pieri, South Sudan.
Around 280,000 people have been displaced, and healthcare services are disrupted, affecting roughly 250,000 individuals reliant on MSF.
Communications issues hinder contact with staff.
The international community is urged to hold armed groups accountable for targeting medical personnel, a factor worsening crisis and refugee flows toward Kenya.

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Story summary

More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders (MSF) workers are unaccounted for after attacks on medical facilities in Lankien and Pieri, South Sudan.
Around 280,000 people have been displaced, and healthcare services are disrupted, affecting roughly 250,000 individuals reliant on MSF.
Communications issues hinder contact with staff.
The international community is urged to hold armed groups accountable for targeting medical personnel, a factor worsening crisis and refugee flows toward Kenya.