# Thousands flee Sudan’s Kordofan fighting for relative safety in El Obeid

https://mins.news/en/item/29563

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 01:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/23/thousands-flee-sudans-kordofan-fighting-for-relative-safety-of-el-obeid?traffic_source=rss

> Tens of thousands have been displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region as fighting intensifies between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. More than 5,000 families reached El Obeid in a single week after fleeing the violence, seeking relative safety.

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