KHARTOUM, Sudan
More than 103 civilians were killed and 88 others wounded, with entire villages burned and more than 18,000 families displaced, after attacks in western Sudan near the border with Chad, a relief committee said Sunday.
The violence comes as fighting has intensified in recent days between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur near the border with Chad. The RSF has targeted the areas of Um Baru, Tina and Kornoy in an effort to seize control.
Repeated RSF attacks carried out between Dec. 22, 2025, and Jan. 16 targeted Tina locality and surrounding areas, killing more than 103 civilians and wounding 88 others, the Tina local emergency room, a community-based relief group, said in a statement.
The attacks struck public spaces and civilian institutions, the statement added, leading to the burning of entire villages and the displacement of more than 18,000 families toward the Chadian border.
The relief committee issued an urgent appeal to humanitarian, regional and international organizations, warning of a sharp deterioration in humanitarian conditions in the Tina locality and nearby areas.
Civilians are living under extremely difficult conditions due to the collapse of institutions and the disruption of basic services, posing an immediate threat to the lives of thousands of residents and requiring an urgent humanitarian response, it added.
Separately, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 575 people were displaced from the cities of Kadugli and Dilling in South Kordofan between Jan. 15 and Jan. 17 due to insecurity and ongoing fighting.
The two cities have been under siege by the RSF and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), since the early months of the war that began more than two years ago and have faced repeated artillery and drone attacks.
According to the agency, 215 people were displaced from Kadugli on Jan. 17 as security conditions deteriorated, while 360 others fled Dilling between Jan. 15 and Jan. 17. The displaced families moved to White Nile State, which remains under the control of the Sudanese army.
The IOM said the situation in South Kordofan remains “volatile and tense,” adding that its field teams will continue to closely monitor developments.
Earlier this month, the IOM reported that the number of displaced people across Sudan’s three Kordofan states, North, West and South, rose to 64,890 between Oct. 25 and Dec. 30, 2025.
In recent weeks, the three Kordofan states have witnessed intense clashes between the army and the RSF, triggering the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians.
Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five in the Darfur region in the west, excluding some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The army, in turn, holds most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east and center, including the capital, Khartoum.
The conflict between the army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has killed thousands and displaced millions.
