Insecurity displaces nearly 1,700 people in Sudan's Blue Nile state
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 1,690 people were newly displaced from the villages of Abigo, Balang, and Gambarda in the Al-Kurmuk locality of Blue Nile state. The families fled to the Baw locality amid worsening violence and ground attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N, according to the Anadolu Agency.
Date: September 5, 2026
Location: Sudan
Conflict: Sudanese Civil War
Category: ground battle
Severity: HIGH
Displaced: 1,690
Source: Anadolu Agency