By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu
More Than 1,000 People Escape South Kordofan in Two Days as Sudan Conflict Intensifies
More than a thousand residents of Sudan’s South Kordofan have fled their homes within 48 hours as renewed clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) push the region deeper into crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday.
According to IOM field updates, the latest exodus includes 590 people who fled Karmojiya near Abbasiya since Tuesday.
Another 235 people escaped the Qardard Amradami area around Talodi, while 160 were displaced from Damik as battles intensified. Violence is also spreading into Kadugli, the state capital, where 185 residents left on Tuesday for safer locations in Abu Zabad in West Kordofan and Sheikan in North Kordofan.
This follows the displacement of 600 people on Monday after reports of worsening abuses by RSF forces.
The surge highlights a broader security collapse across the three Kordofan states—North, West, and South—which have endured weeks of heavy fighting.
The military and the RSF continue to battle for control of key towns and supply routes, deepening an already severe humanitarian emergency.
The RSF now dominates much of the Darfur region, while the army maintains control of most of Sudan’s remaining states, including Khartoum. Sudan’s war, which erupted in April 2023, has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes.
With frontlines continuing to shift across multiple regions, aid agencies warn that displacement will likely grow as communities flee areas where fighting shows no sign of slowing.
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