Khartoum: More than 800 Sudanese civilians have fled South Kordofan in a recent surge of displacement caused by attacks from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday.

According to Anadolu Agency, the UN migration agency revealed in a statement that its field teams documented the displacement of 310 individuals from several villages within the Abbasiya Tagali locality of South Kordofan, driven by increasing insecurity. These displaced individuals have relocated to different destinations within the Abbasiya locality, although specific sites were not detailed.

The IOM further reported that this new wave of displacement has brought the total number of civilians who have fled the area over the past three days to 1,455. Additionally, around 500 people have been forced to leave multiple villages in Abu Karshola locality, moving to areas in the city of Al-Rahad in North Kordofan due to the deteriorating security situation.

On Monday, at least 645 civilians were reported to have fled from Tebsa and Afnori in the Abbasiya Tagali locality as security conditions worsened. The RSF currently controls all five Darfur states, among Sudan's 18 states, while the army maintains control over most of the remaining 13 states, including the capital, Khartoum.

Darfur accounts for approximately one-fifth of Sudan's territory; however, the majority of Sudan's 50 million populace resides in areas controlled by the army. The ongoing conflict between the army and the RSF, which erupted in April 2023, has resulted in at least 40,000 deaths and the displacement of 12 million people, according to the World Health Organization.