Nyala, November 4 (Darfur24)
Displaced families escaping intense fighting in West and North Kordofan states are enduring dire humanitarian conditions after arriving in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, over the past two weeks.
Local sources told Darfur24 that around 20 families have settled in the Neem Forest area on the outskirts of the city, while others are sheltering in the Jabal neighborhood, sleeping on the bare ground in public squares without adequate shelter or basic services.
Sumaya Al-Tahir, who fled from the city of Bara in North Kordofan, said she arrived in Nyala with her family and several others in mid-September after the Sudanese army and its allied forces took control of the city.
“We traveled for seven days along the Bara–Mazroub road in a large truck,” she said, describing the journey as exhausting and dangerous.
Another displaced person, Mohi El-Din Siddiq, told Darfur24 that he was forced to flee Bara at the beginning of September following heavy clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). He added that the cost of the journey from Bara to Nyala reached about 300,000 Sudanese pounds per person.
“Life here is extremely difficult,” he said. “We left everything behind, our homes, our belongings, and we have nothing. We appeal to humanitarian organizations to help us urgently.”
The RSF recently regained control of Bara after fierce battles with the Sudanese army and allied groups. The Kordofan region continues to witness shifting frontlines and heavy confrontations between the two sides.
According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix, thousands of residents across Kordofan have been displaced in recent weeks due to escalating insecurity.
The Sudanese Relief and Humanitarian Operations Agency reported that Nyala has received approximately 20,000 displaced people so far this year. Local community initiatives in the city have also mobilized to provide emergency aid and basic assistance to those fleeing the violence in Kordofan.