# Sudan families flee Kordofan violence, fear what awaits at home

https://mins.news/en/video/29536

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-23 00:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VejdNbtLYR4

> Thousands are escaping violence in Sudan’s Kordofan region as the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces fight for a strategic supply route. More than 5,000 families reached El Obeid in one week. Army gains have raised hopes of returning for some, while others fear what they will find, amid food shortages and rainfall threatening the harvest.

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