More than 1,600 people flee Sudan’s South Kordofan in single day

On November 28, 2025, over 1,600 Sudanese civilians fled Kertala, South Kordofan, due to escalating insecurity and abuses by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported this displacement, attributing it to worsening security conditions linked to RSF violations, including attacks on villages and forced recruitment. These attacks were supported by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). The Kordofan states have experienced intense fighting between the army and the RSF, leading to mass displacement. The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, ongoing since April 2023, has resulted in at least 40,000 deaths and displaced 12 million people, with many seeking refuge in neighboring Chad.

The article reports on the fall of el-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after an 18-month siege. Civilians fleeing the city faced extreme violence, including being shot at and run over by RSF fighters, according to eyewitness accounts. The BBC spoke with refugees at a tent camp near al-Dabbah, about 770km north-east of el-Fasher, who described the atrocities they witnessed while escaping. The RSF's capture of el-Fasher represents a major victory for the group and has drawn international condemnation due to evidence of mass atrocities. The Sudanese civil war, a result of a power struggle between the RSF and the regular army that began in April 2023, has displaced millions.