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Six UN staff arrested in Southern Kordofan
The northern Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and their allies, the Popular Defense Force (PDF) on Wednesday arrested six UN staff as they were being relocated from Southern Kordofan to Western Bahr el Ghazal State in…
25.04.2024 | Juba
Thousands of people displaced by conflict in Kadugli, the capital of Southern Kordofan State, have sought refuge in an area secured by the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) outside the city.
The arrests come amidst heavy clashes in the ethnically divided border state, where fighting between units of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and northern forces have triggered a humanitarian crisis.
In Kadugli, the state capital, the UN staff had been trapped in the compound of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for about a week.
Reports suggest the northern forces were planning another attack on areas where SPLA units are suspected to be located.
As Charlton Doki reports, the humanitarian situation in north Sudan’s oil-rich state remains precarious as SAF troops are said to be forcing displaced civilians in non-protected areas to return to their homes:
