Sudan: Infighting between Sudan Liberation Movement/Army - Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM/A-AW) factions displaces over 27,000 people in Darfur
Internal infighting between factions of the holdout Sudan Liberation Movement/Army - of Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM/A-AW) over the control of gold mines and attacks against the government forces have displaced more than 27,000 people.
On 1 December, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres submitted a report to the Security Council on the situation in Sudan ahead of a briefing on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) and the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on 8 December.
In his report about the situation in Darfur during the three past months from September to November 2020, Guterres said 21 armed conflicts were recorded that resulted in 23 fatalities.
He added that the SLA-AW elements attacked three positions of the Sudanese army in Jebel Marra south of Boulay, south of Sortony and south of Golo.