More than 200,000 newly displaced as fighting rages in Sudan's Kordofan region

The UN says more than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan's Kordofan region since late 2025, as drone strikes on El Obeid's power infrastructure have cut electricity needed for water pumps, hospitals and phone lines. Since the war began in 2023, El Obeid's population has swollen from 750,000 to an estimated 3.4 million as families flee the fighting. "The warning signs are impossible to ignore," said Amy Pope, director general of the UN migration agency IOM.

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