Nuba Hopes and Fears: Fuelling SPLA-North Mobilization in South Kordofan
Situation Update: South Kordofan, Sudan
South Kordofan state is characterized by significant ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity with Nuban groups and Arab tribes. The ethnicization of the prolonged war in Sudan, however, has reopened divisions between groups and weakened traditional mechanisms for peace and conflict resolution, tearing the fragile social fabric that will not be easily repaired.
Nuba Hopes and Fears: Fuelling SPLA-North Mobilization in South Kordofan—a new Situation Update from the Small Arms Survey’s Human Security Baseline Assessment for Sudan and South Sudan (HSBA) project—examines the clashes between the three main political stakeholders in South Kordofan, and how this fighting may see the onset of an acute humanitarian emergency.
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SPLM-N Al Hilu mobilization and attacks on SAF garrisons
Restrictions to movement, and their impact on South Kordofan’s economy
Post-coup, pre-conflict militarization
Ethnicization and reinvigoration of intercommunal tensions
Implications for international stakeholders
This Situation Update was funded by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings, and conclusions stated herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.
