{"id":20136160,"date":"2026-08-20T19:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20136160"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:45:44","slug":"200k-displaced-across-kordofan-as-fighting-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/200k-displaced-across-kordofan-as-fighting-intensifies","title":{"rendered":"IOM: 200k+ displaced across Kordofan as fighting intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than 200,000 people have been displaced across Sudan\u2019s Kordofan region since the end of 2025 as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Displacement in\u00a0Sheikan locality<\/a>, which includes El Obeid, has risen by 25 per cent over the past eight months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement published on Monday<\/a>, IOM warned that Sudan\u2019s humanitarian crisis is worsening as conflict, infrastructure damage and flooding compound the suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IOM Director General Amy Pope said \u201cthe warning signs are impossible to ignore\u201d as families flee violence and lose access to water, electricity and healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She warned that \u201cwithout urgent action to protect civilians and restore essential services, the suffering will deepen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting and drone strikes<\/a> have also disrupted essential services. Recent attacks damaged El Obeid\u2019s main electrical transformer, causing\u00a0prolonged power cuts<\/a>\u00a0that disrupted water supplies, healthcare and communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IOM described the humanitarian situation as \u201ccatastrophic\u201d, with\u00a0heavy seasonal rains<\/a>\u00a0further worsening conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Healthcare system under pressure\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) says 37 per cent of\u00a0Sudan\u2019s health facilities<\/a>\u00a0are out of service because of attacks, destruction, staff and medicine shortages, and disrupted power, water and supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WHO has documented 217\u00a0attacks on healthcare<\/a>\u00a0since the war began in April 2023, killing 2,052 people and injuring 810.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 21 million people currently lack access to the healthcare they need, while more than four million face the\u00a0risk of severe malnutrition<\/a>\u00a0this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Thousands flee Nuba Mountains\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In South Kordofan state, 17,340 people have fled to\u00a0Ambong district<\/a>\u00a0in the Nuba Mountains following recent fighting in Kauda and other parts of\u00a0Heiban locality<\/a>, according to local authority reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acting Ambong governor Abdelmajed Hassan Mari said authorities had established two shelters and were preparing an existing camp to accommodate incoming displaced families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said host communities had welcomed the arrivals and that no conflicts had been reported between displaced families and local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mari appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance, including shelter materials, drinking water, healthcare and sanitation supplies, warning that the rainy season is increasing the risk of\u00a0disease outbreaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n