Nearly 4,000 people have fled Sudan’s Blue Nile state after escalating clashes near the Ethiopian border, the UN migration agency said Sunday.
The International Organization for Migration said 3,860 people, including 772 families, fled violence in the Khor Hassan and Abiju areas of Kurmuk on May 10.
Families moved north toward Qaysan as insecurity and fighting spread across the border region.
The agency said the situation remains unstable, with teams continuing to monitor displacement and rapidly changing conditions in the area.
Blue Nile state has seen rising violence in recent weeks, forcing thousands of civilians to flee towns and villages already affected by conflict.
The SPLM-N has been fighting Sudan’s government since 2011, seeking autonomy for South Kordofan and Blue Nile states near the borders with South Sudan and Ethiopia.
Sudan plunged into war in April 2023 after tensions between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces escalated over plans to integrate the rival forces.
The conflict has triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, causing widespread hunger, displacement, and destruction across the country.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed, while millions have been displaced by violence and worsening humanitarian conditions.
