Violence and insecurity forced more than one thousand people to abandon their homes in Sudan over a brief three-day period, according to United Nations figures.
Field teams from the International Organization for Migration estimated that 1,150 individuals fled from several rural settlements. The affected residents departed from the villages of Muzbat, Oreri, Tari and Umm Haraz in the Um Baru locality. The displacement occurred between October 29 and 31, the migration agency said in a statement.
Some of the displaced families relocated to alternative sites within the same locality. Others crossed the international border into Chad. The security situation in the area is highly tense and volatile.
This latest movement follows a similar incident reported earlier by the same UN agency. On a Monday, the migration body stated that 895 people had fled from three other villages in the Um Baru locality on October 24.
Armed conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in April 2023. The war began following a dispute over plans to integrate the paramilitary group into the regular military. The ongoing hostilities have killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 13 million individuals nationwide.
The Rapid Support Forces currently control all five of Sudan’s Darfur states, although parts of North and West Darfur remain under army control. The Sudanese army maintains authority over most of the remaining states, including the capital city, Khartoum.
The Darfur region accounts for approximately one-fifth of Sudan’s total territory, which spans more than 1.8 million square kilometres. Most of the nation’s 53 million residents live in areas controlled by the army.
