At least 1,730 people have been displaced in Sudan’s North Kordofan and North Darfur states as fighting intensifies between rival forces, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Sunday.
The agency reported that around 230 residents fled Al-Mazroub in North Kordofan last Thursday after a surge in insecurity and local attacks.
In North Darfur, the IOM said roughly 1,500 people escaped the Abu Gamra area, seeking refuge in nearby Kornoi, where tensions remain volatile and conditions precarious.
Violence has recently surged across the three Kordofan states—North, West, and South—where clashes between the Gerneral Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces have left towns shattered and civilians trapped between shifting front lines.
Since the conflict erupted in April 2023, more than 20,000 people have been killed and about 14 million displaced, according to the UN and Sudanese authorities.
Yet, independent research from US universities suggests the death toll could exceed 130,000, underscoring the scale of one of the world’s most overlooked humanitarian catastrophes.
As the army regains territory in Khartoum and White Nile State, the war’s toll continues to climb, leaving countless Sudanese uprooted and uncertain of what remains of their homeland.
