DTM Sudan Focused Flash Alert Aj Jazirah

Since 15 December 2023, DTM monitored the eruption of a series of armed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across localities in Aj Jazirah state. According to DTM field teams, clashes triggered widespread displacement across Aj Jazirah state. As of 18 December 2023, approximately 509,796 individuals were affected by the clashes in Aj Jazirah. Of those, DTM Sudan estimated that approximately 275,796 IDPs, 60 per cent of the total affected individuals, were subjected to first-time displacement, originating from of Medani Al Kurba and Sharg Aj Jazirah localities, Aj Jazirah state. Furthermore, approximately 234,000 IDPs who were originally displaced (primarily from Khartoum) and residing in Aj Jazirah at the time of the conflict were secondarily displaced. The Focused Flash Alert provides a numeric breakdown of population estimates affected by the violence over the course of December 2023.