UN Reports Exodus of 15,000 Families from Al-Malha in Sudan Due to Escalating Fighting
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March 24, 2025 Hour: 2:27 pm
Between March 20 and 21, approximately 15,000 families were forced to flee their homes in the Sudanese city of Al-Malha, located in North Darfur province, according to a report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released on Monday.
On March 20, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced that they had taken control of the city of Al-Malha. Activists reported that at least 45 civilians lost their lives during the clashes.
“Field teams estimate that 15,000 families were displaced in the Al-Malha area of North Darfur between March 20 and 21, 2025,” stated the communiqué published on the ReliefWeb portal. It detailed that the exodus was prompted by escalating fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allied forces on one side and the RSF on the other.
According to the organization, families were primarily displaced to other localities within the Al-Malha area as the situation remains “tense and unpredictable.”
Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been embroiled in conflict between the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and the regular army commanded by General Abdelfatah al-Burhan, who is also the president of the Transitional Sovereign Council. In recent months, the Sudanese military has conducted offensives against RSF positions in Khartoum and several provinces.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: EFE-Africanews
