20,000 displaced in Blue Nile state following Rapid Support Forces offensive
Nearly 20,000 people were forced to flee the Geissan locality in Sudan's Blue Nile state on August 30 following a successful offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied armed groups. Paramilitary fighters seized the Bakori and Sirkam military bases, prompting a humanitarian crisis as families fled toward the regional capital of Damazin. The Sudanese Army has reportedly deployed an elite brigade to stabilize the southeastern front, while emergency relief rooms warn of acute shortages of food, shelter, and medical care for the newly displaced.