IOM says 1,000 people displaced in north Darfur as security deteriorates

Around 1,000 people were displaced from three villages in Sudan’s North Darfur state in a single day amid worsening security linked to fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday. In a statement, the UN agency said the displacement occurred last Thursday in the Um Baru locality, affecting residents of the villages of Korabia, Qurbura and Wadi Arkuri. The IOM said most of the displaced families had crossed Sudan’s western border into neighbouring Chad. “The situation remains tense and volatile,” the organization said, adding that it was continuing to monitor developments in the affected areas. The latest displacement follows further population movements reported elsewhere in North Darfur […]