Thousands flee Sudan’s Kordofan fighting for relative safety of El Obeid

Al Jazeera Sunday 23 August 2026, 01:51 UTC 1 min read

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Thousands flee Sudan’s Kordofan fighting for relative safety of El Obeid NewsFeed Thousands flee Sudan’s Kordofan fighting for relative safety of El Obeid Tens of thousands have been displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region as fighting intensifies between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid reports from El Obeid, where over 5,000 families have arrived in just a week, fleeing the violence. Published On 23 Aug 2026

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Thousands flee Sudan’s Kordofan fighting for relative safety of El Obeid

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