Khartoum: More than 900 people have been displaced from South Kordofan state in southern Sudan over the past three days due to worsening insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday.

According to Anadolu Agency, the UN agency highlighted that its displacement tracking teams estimated around 365 people fled the city of Kadugli between December 11 and 13 as security conditions worsened. Additionally, 85 individuals were displaced from the town of al-Kuwayk in South Kordofan's eastern rural area during the same timeframe.

The IOM further stated that 455 people fled the city of Dilling within the three-day period due to escalating insecurity. The organization noted that these displaced families have relocated to multiple areas, primarily in North Kordofan state, as well as White Nile state in the south and Khartoum state in central Sudan.

The situation remains highly volatile and tense, with the IOM closely monitoring developments on the ground. This rise in displacement in South Kordofan coincides with intensified fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), alongside their ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).

UN estimates indicate that more than 41,000 people fled escalating violence in North and South Kordofan during November. The three Kordofan states-North, West, and South-have witnessed weeks of intense fighting between the army and the RSF, causing tens of thousands to flee.

Within Sudan's 18 states, the RSF controls all five states of the Darfur region in the west, except for some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. Conversely, the army holds most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east, and center, including the capital, Khartoum.

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted in April 2023, has led to thousands of deaths and the displacement of millions.