In Sudan, the UN migration agency said at least 1,730 people have been displaced in North Kordofan and North Darfur states due to escalating insecurity and ongoing armed clashes across the country.

The IOM said that 1,500 more people were displaced from the Abu Gamra area in North Darfur and moved to several locations in the Kornoi area in the state, where the situation remains highly tense.

In a statement on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration agency stated that its field teams estimated that 230 people fled from the Al-Mazroub area in North Kordofan last Thursday as a result of deteriorating security conditions.

On Friday, Sudanese authorities announced the killing of a tribal chief and several local elders in North Kordofan by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – a claim the rebel group denies.

On Saturday, Darfur regional governor Minni Arko Minnawi announced that joint forces of armed movements allied with the Sudanese army had achieved a victory over the RSF in Abu Gamra, regaining control of the area from the RSF.