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The decline in armed clashes in Sennar state reportedly led to significant return movements to the state in 2025.1057 According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of 30 July 2026, Sennar state was hosting 22 756 IDPs, most of them displaced from Khartoum (12 919), followed by Blue Nile (5 280). Of the total number of IDPs in Sennar, 7 530 IDPs were located in the state capital Sinja, followed by As Suki district with 4 854 IDPs. At the same time, an additional 43 078 displaced persons from Sennar were hosted in other states. As of 28 July 2026, Sennar state recorded 260 248 returned IDPs, mostly returning from neighbouring Gedaref and Kassala states with over 86 000 and 62 000 returnees respectively.1058