Sudan: Over 102,000 People Flee Jebel Marra

13 March 2016

Khartoum — The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan reports in its latest weekly bulletin that people continue to flee their homes as a result of fighting between government forces and the Sudan Liberation Army led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) that started in Darfur's Jebel Marra area in mid-January.

As of 6 March, over 102,700 people were reportedly displaced from Jebel Marra to various locations in North, Central and South Darfur, according to the UN and partners and the Government's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC).

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