Over 10,000 displaced in 72 hours amid escalating violence in Sudan
More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in western and southern Sudan over the past 72 hours due to intensified fighting, the United Nations migration agency reported Sunday. The surge in displacement affects areas in North Darfur and South Kordofan, where clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have escalated.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), over 7,000 residents left Kernoi and Oum Barou in North Darfur near the Chadian border from Thursday to Friday. Meanwhile, approximately 3,100 people fled Kadougli, the capital of South Kordofan, which has been besieged by the RSF for over a year and a half. Humanitarian agencies have evacuated staff from the city following the withdrawal of a UN logistical base amid famine conditions declared in November.
Since April 2023, the conflict between the army and RSF has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and displaced some 11 million people, making it the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the UN. Recent RSF advances toward Zaghawa ethnic enclaves and resource-rich areas in Kordofan have heightened fears of further mass displacement. Cross-border incidents with Chad have also been reported, including the death of two Chadian soldiers.
The war has effectively split Sudan, with the army controlling the north, east, and central regions, while the RSF and their allies dominate Darfur and parts of the south, aiming to secure strategic corridors connecting Darfur to the capital, Khartoum.
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