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West Kordofan

State of Sudan

Field	Value
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->	name	West Kordofan
native_name	غرب كردفان
other_name	Ġarb Kurdufān
settlement_type	State
image_skyline	خرفان في منطقة الخوي.jpg
image_caption	A flock of Hamari sheep in Al-Khuwai
image_seal	Seal of West Kordofan.png
image_map	West Kurdufan in Sudan (+claims hatched).svg
map_caption	Location in Sudan.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sudan
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Nuba Mountains
subdivision_type2	No. of counties:
seat_type	Capital
seat	Al-Fulah
leader_title	Governor
leader_name	Essam al-Din Haroun Ahmed
area_total_km2	111373
population_as_of	2006
population_total	1320405
timezone	CAT
utc_offset	+2
coordinates

West Kordofan (; ar) is one of the 18 wilayat or provinces of Sudan. In 2006 it had an area of 111,373 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 1,320,405. Al-Fulah is the capital of the state.

In August 2005, West Kordofan State was abolished and its territory divided between North and South Kordofan States, in implementation of the Protocol between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on the resolution of conflict in Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile States signed at Naivasha, Kenya, 26 May 2004. Section 2.1 of the protocol states that "The boundaries of Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State shall be the same boundaries of former Southern Kordofan Province when Greater Kordofan was sub-divided into two provinces." The protocol forms part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Al Fulah presently has the status of second capital of South Kordofan State, and sessions of the state Legislative Council are to alternate between Al Fulah and Kaduqli. The state was reestablished in July 2013.

Role in the Third Sudanese civil war

In the new civil war in Sudan, the RSF has gained large parts of the state. On 25 April 2023, the RSF took control of Wad Banda. Despite RSF control of Wad Banda, West Kordofan had not been in conflict until August. On 14 August 2023, the RSF attacked the town of El-Khoi, resulting in the injuries of 3 civilians, seizing two police vehicles, one ambulance, and one civilian vehicle. By the 16th, the RSF waged an offensive on the capital of the state, El-Fulah, against the Sudanese army. By the end of 2023, RSF gained areas in the state. In the beginning of 2024, the RSF laid siege to Babanusa. This comes in response to SAF airstrikes near the city. By the end of 2024, the RSF had gained a heavy upper hand in the state by taking control of the capital and main roads with all the major localities, villages, towns, and cities, under its control. The RSF captured the capital, El-Fulah, after the Sudanese army withdrew to Babanusa. The SAF was able to keep control of its positions in En-Nahud but is surrounded. The Sudanese army made progress as well lifting the siege of Babanusa. Since June 2024, the conflict in West Kordofan has been unreported and seems no sides are waging military campaigns against the other in the state.

Districts

Lagawa District
As Salam District
Abyei District
Wad Banda
El Nehoud
Abu Zabad
Ghubaysh
Babanusa
Abyei-Muglad
Keilak
Al Sunut
Al-Meiram

References

https://sudantribune.com/article279666/
[http://home.planet.nl/~ende0098/Articles/20070500.html ''UNMIS CPA Monitor May 2007, Southern Kordofan'']
[http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6AZBDB?OpenDocument ''The Comprehensive Peace Agreement between The Government of The Republic of The Sudan and The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Sudan People's Liberation Army''] (www.reliefweb.int)
[http://www.sudan.gov.sd/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1779:western-kordofan-state&catid=43:2008-06-06-15-24-59&Itemid=71 Western Kordofan State]
[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47269 Sudan shuffles governors of Kordofan states including ICC suspect]
"Sudan latest news: First flight evacuating UK nationals lands in Cyprus".
(15 August 2023). "Attacks, clashes, and landmine explosions disrupt daily life in Kordofan".
(21 August 2023). "UNITAMS calls for immediate cessation of military hostilities in Kordofan states".
(16 February 2024). "February 2024 {{!}} Sudan: The SAF Breaks the Siege".

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