IOM says hundreds fled South Kordofan amid rising insecurity

(MENAFN) Over the past three days, more than 900 people have been displaced from South Kordofan state in southern Sudan due to deteriorating security conditions, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Displacement tracking by the organization indicated that 365 individuals fled the city of Kadugli between Dec. 11 and 13, while 85 people left the town of al-Kuwayk in the state’s eastern rural areas. An additional 455 residents fled the city of Dilling during the same period as insecurity intensified.

Most of the displaced families have relocated to neighboring regions, primarily North Kordofan, White Nile in the south, and Khartoum in central Sudan. The IOM described the situation as highly volatile and stated that it continues to monitor developments closely.

The surge in displacement coincides with intensifying clashes between Sudan’s national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), alongside their allies in the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N). UN estimates indicate that more than 41,000 people were forced to flee North and South Kordofan during November alone.

The three Kordofan states—North, West, and South—have witnessed weeks of heavy fighting, causing tens of thousands to abandon their homes. Across Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF now controls the five states of the Darfur region, except for portions of northern North Darfur still held by the army. The national military continues to govern most of the remaining 13 states, including the capital, Khartoum.

The conflict, which began in April 2023, has resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced millions, deepening one of Sudan’s most severe humanitarian crises.

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