Written by: Ayman R. Rajab

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Tuesday that more than 219,000 people have been displaced from the Kordofan region of Sudan in eight months as a result of ongoing clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The organization explained in a statement that 219,319 people were displaced from the three Kordofan states, namely North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Kordofan, during the period from October 25, 2025, when violent clashes broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, until June 23 of this year.

Kordofan states are witnessing a sharp increase in the number of displaced people.

She added that the displaced people were distributed across 1,012 locations and 89 localities in 14 out of 18 Sudanese states, noting that the capital, Khartoum, received the largest number of displaced people with more than 75,000 people, followed by the White Nile State in the south of the country with more than 39,000 displaced people.

The organization confirmed that the Kordofan states are witnessing a sharp increase in the number of displaced people due to the continued clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been witnessing a war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces over disagreements regarding the integration of the latter into the military establishment, which has caused a famine that is considered one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, in addition to the killing of tens of thousands and the displacement of about 13 million people.

Two days ago, the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, affirmed that Sudan is proceeding on what he described as the path of truth and dignity that began with the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023, stressing that the only option to end the conflict is to eliminate the Rapid Support Forces, rejecting any compromises or negotiations that do not include their dismantling and disarmament.

No negotiations before the Rapid Support Forces are dismantled

During a speech he delivered after Friday prayers at the Sheikh Abu Qurun Mosque in the East Nile locality, Burhan said that the Sudanese people rallied around the armed forces in what he described as an existential battle, expressing his confidence in achieving victory and stressing that the suffering of citizens would end with the elimination of the rebellion.

He added that the solution is neither middle ground nor gray, but rather lies in eradicating the rebel militia from all parts of Sudan, considering that any position that adopts neutrality in the conflict represents an abandonment of the right, as he put it.