December 25, 2024 Al-Koma – Darfur24 A local leader in the city of Al-Koma, North Darfur, revealed a large-scale displacement of residents, following repeated airstrikes that targeted homes and the city market.
Saleh Mohammed, a local leader, told “Darfur24” that the Sudanese Army’s airstrikes forced women, children, the elderly and livestock owners to leave the city, and that some of them settled in the forests and valleys, noting that families leave on a daily basis.
He added that “last week, about 1,500 families left, most of them children, women and the elderly, and are now living in the open amidst deteriorating humanitarian conditions, with the onset of winter and the increasing cold.”
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced last week that about 2,293 families had been displaced from Al-Koma, due to increasing security concerns following airstrikes across the town.
In a bulletin seen by Darfur 24, she indicated that families were displaced primarily within the Al-Koma area and the situation remains tense and unpredictable. The Sudanese Army’s warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the city of Al-Koma, targeting markets, water sources and residents’ homes, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, according to Human Rights Organizations.