The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Wednesday that about 650 new people have been displaced from the cities of Kadugli and Dilling, and the town of Al-Kuweik in South Kordofan State, southern Sudan, over the past two days due to escalating insecurity.
In a statement, the organization said 460 people fled Kadugli, the state capital, on Monday and Tuesday. It noted that most of the displaced have moved toward North Kordofan, White Nile (southern Sudan), and the capital, Khartoum.
The IOM added that 145 people were displaced from Dilling, while 45 others fled Al-Kuweik during the same period because of the deteriorating security situation. The displaced populations have now scattered across several locations in South and West Kordofan, the organization said.
According to the statement, the security situation remains tense and unstable across the region.
This new wave of displacement comes a day after the IOM reported on Tuesday that 575 people had fled Kadugli, Dilling, and Al-Kuweik on Sunday due to ongoing insecurity.
According to United Nations estimates, more than 41,000 people fled the escalating violence in North and South Kordofan during November alone.
The three Kordofan states—North, West, and South—have seen intense clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in recent weeks, forcing tens of thousands to flee.
Out of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states of Darfur in the west, except for parts of North Darfur, which remain under army control. The Sudanese army maintains dominance over 13 other states, including Khartoum.
(Anadolu Agency)
