IOM: >200,000 newly displaced in wider Kordofan since late 2025

What we can say

IOM said more than 200,000 people have been newly displaced in the wider Kordofan area since late 2025, and about 7,800 from Geissan in Blue Nile.

IOM’s 19 Aug 2026 release also described intensified fighting and infrastructure disruption in North Kordofan, including effects on water, health facilities, and telecommunications around El Obeid / Sheikan. Desk repeats IOM’s displacement figures only; it does not invent battlefield casualty totals for this card.

Location

Approximate focus — El Obeid / North Kordofan and wider Kordofan region. Not a displacement-flow map.

Map-only visual. IOM photos of aid logistics may be non-graphic but are not hotlinked here; read the IOM release for official imagery and charts.

Read primary: IOM news release · UN News

Sources

• IOM — 200,000 newly displaced; Kordofan and Blue Nile notes
• UN News — Fighting and floods intensify displacement
• Al Jazeera — Over 200,000 newly displaced in Kordofan