The decline in armed clashes in Al Jazirah state reportedly led to significant return movements to the state in 2025.1026 According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of 30 July 2026, Al Jazirah state was hosting 49 350 IDPs, most of them displaced from Khartoum (24 825), followed by North Kordofan (8 430) and North Darfur (5 765 IDPs). Of the total number of IDPs in Al Jazirah, 15 150 IDPs were located in Madani Al-Kubra, followed by Al Manaqil district with 9 520 IDPs. At the same time, an additional 105 776 displaced persons from Al Jazirah were hosted in other states. As of 28 July 2026, Al Jazirah recorded over 1.2 million returning IDPs, the second highest returnee number country wide.1027 

  • 1026

    UNHCR, Protection Brief Sudan, August 2025, 20 November 2025, url, p. 4

  • 1027

    IOM, DTM Sudan Displacement and Return Snapshot (8), 24 August 2026, url