ICRC says South Sudan’s wounded evacuations up over 50 pct amid fighting

JUBA, July 7 — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday that it evacuated 266 wounded patients across South Sudan in the first half of 2026, an increase of more than 50 percent compared with the same period last year.

The ICRC said the surge came as renewed fighting placed severe pressure on local trauma services, just as the country marks 15 years of independence.