More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 22, 2026 · 67 words

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More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region NewsFeed More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year, the UN has said.

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Why it matters

The war, which erupted in 2023, has killed at least 59,000 people and forced some 14 million others from their homes.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: forced some 14 million others from their homes.

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Claim 1: “forced some 14 million others from their homes”

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The figure of approximately 14 million displaced people is reported by three independent news organizations: Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera (in two separate reports), and attributed to the UN.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan led b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan

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Claim 2: “The war, which erupted in 2023, has killed at least 59,000 people”

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Multiple independent sources, including a UN report cited by TRT Afrika and Al Jazeera, confirm that the war which began in 2023 has killed at least 59,000 people.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sudanese civil war that began in April 2023 has produced a severe humanitarian crisis. The conflict is fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Ten days i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_impact_of_the_Sud…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The civil war in Sudan, which started on 15 April 2023, has seen widespread war crimes committed by both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with the RSF being singled …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Sudanese_civ…

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Claim 3: “Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year”

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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources including UN News, Anadolu Ajansı, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), all stating that at least 200,000 people have been displaced in the Kordofan region since late 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kordofan (Arabic: كردفان Kurdufān) is a region in Central Sudan and a former province of central Sudan. In 1994 it was divided into three new federal states: North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Ko…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kordofan campaign is the theater of the War in Sudan that takes place in the 3 states that make up the Kordofan region: North Kordofan, South Kordofan and West Kordofan. The campaign began on 15 A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofan_campaign_(2023–presen…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile was an armed conflict and insurgency in the Sudanese states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile (known as the Two Areas) between the Sudanese Armed Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_conflict_in_South_Kor…

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