Some of the most violent clashes between the warring parties have been taking place in Blue Nile State. The escalation in conflict has displaced 80% of Kurmuk’s residents. Kurmuk is a town in south-eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia. Kurmuk is inhabited by the Uduk and Berta peoples.
KUMUK MARCH 17: Some of the most violent clashes between the warring parties and their allied forces have been taking place in Blue Nile State since the beginning of last month. Conflict around the southern town of Kurmuk in Blue Nile State, near the Ethiopian border, has been the epicentre of this violence between Sudan’s army, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the latter’s ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).
The escalation in conflict has displaced 80% of Kurmuk’s residents. The Ayin Network managed to interview some of those recently displaced from Kurmuk now trying to survive an overcrowded state capital, Damazin.
Kurmuk is a town in south-eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia. Kurmuk is inhabited by the Uduk and Berta peoples. Governor Malik Agar currently names Kurmuk the capital city of Southern Blue Nile. Malik Agar is the former SPLM commander who is currently the governor of Blue Nile state.
Historically, Kurmuk was a major battlefield for 22 years before the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the SPLM, led by John Garang. The town changed hands several times, with the SPLM entering in 1987 and 1997 before the government military reclaimed it.
