2.3.6. Conflict-induced displacement and return

According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of the start of December 2024, there were over one million IDPs documented in the Kordofans, including 449 688 in South Kordofan, 394 564 in West Kordofan and 201 628 in North Kordofan. Most IDPs in South Kordofan also originated from the state (78 %), while the state also hosted a sizeable IDP population from Khartoum (14 %). Similarly, the majority of IDPs in West Kordofan were from the state itself (72 %) while about 16 % were from Khartoum. In North Kordofan, about 61 % of registered IDPs were displaced from Khartoum, followed by 19 % from South Kordofan and about 14 % from North Kordofan.829  

Table 3. This table provides information collected by IOM field teams on displacement since 15 April 2023 at state level. It disaggregates data into states of origin and displacement. This table only displays the state of origin with the highest percentage of IDPs in each state of displacement.830

The RSF attacks on Habila and Dilling area in February 2024 reportedly led to the displacement of more than 40 000 people from the villages there.831 Following the takeover of Al-Fula by the RSF in June 2024, reportedly 60-70 % of the city’s population was displaced.832