Sanaa: Nearly 600 individuals have been displaced from the town of Kulbus and its surrounding villages in Sudan's West Darfur state due to worsening security conditions. This development was reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

According to Anadolu Agency, the UN migration agency announced that its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) teams estimated that 595 people had fled Kulbus and neighboring areas between July 10 and 13 because of escalating insecurity. The displaced individuals have sought refuge in other parts of Kulbus, while some have crossed the border into Chad.

The situation in Kulbus took a turn for the worse when the El Fasher Resistance Committees accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing killings, intimidation, and other abuses against civilians. The RSF entered the town following clashes with the Sudanese army and allied groups, which had stationed their forces outside the town.

On June 29, the Sudanese army and the Joint Force announced that they had recaptured Kulbus from the RSF after intense fighting. Kulbus is located in Sudan's far west, near the Chad border, approximately 160 kilometers (100 miles) from El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state.

Sudan has been mired in conflict since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the army and the RSF over plans to integrate the paramilitary force into the military. This ongoing conflict has led to one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of millions.