More than 5,000 families arrive in El Obeid due to fighting in Kordofan
In Sudan’s Kordofan region, tens of thousands of people have left their homes due to intensified fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Some people are heading to El Obeid, which is described as a relatively safe place.
More than 5,000 families in a week
More than 5,000 families fleeing violence arrived in El Obeid over the course of a week. The city is located in the Kordofan region, where the intensity of fighting between the two sides has increased.
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Reports from El Obeid
Al Jazeera English correspondent Almiqdad Alruhaied reported from El Obeid on the arrival of displaced families. According to the Al Jazeera English report, population displacement has affected all of Kordofan.
People are leaving areas where fighting continues and seeking safer places. The figure of more than 5,000 families applies only to those who arrived in El Obeid during one week.
