The armed conflict in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state between the Sudanese government and armed opposition group, the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Army-North, continues unabated. Indiscriminate attacks and Sudan’s ongoing denial of humanitarian access to affected areas have resulted in deaths, injuries and destruction of civilian property. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced internally. This briefing focuses on attacks against civilians in Southern Kordofan’s Nuba Mountain region, and the additional hardship they continue to face due to the lack of humanitarian assistance and displacement.
