The creation of the new state of West Kordofan is largely objected by many Nuba arguing that more land from South Kordofan was given to West Kordufan such as Dameeki. They added that those Nuba people who had been forcibly added to the Arab majority in W. Kordofan were subjected ignorance and marginalization in sharing politically power and kept undeveloped within previous era of West Kordufan. On 31st August Sudan People Liberation Army/North (SPLA/N) declared unilaterally ceasefire for one month as sympathizing with the rainy floats victims. Security Situation Fighting is ongoing sporadically in all fronts at South Kordufan, particularly around Abu Karshola as well as governmental air bombing, resulting into more displacing. On 2nd of July the SRF attacked Eldoshoul, many governmental troops were killed, which resulted into closure of Kadogli Dilling road for two days. On 27th July the SRF forces surrounded Dilling town and closed the way to Elobeid for one day, which caused civilian no going for one day On 28th July a severe fighting took place between SRF and SAF south-east Lagawa town. Due to the above mentioned fightings, the Sudanese authorities did many serious procedures as follow: Since July 13 many landmines have been laid by SAF in the area around Dilling town. This affected the civilians movement and access to more than twenty villages is now extremely difficultii. On 27th -28th Aug. SAF started to use the heavy artillery from inside Dilling town shelling the southern and western area by more than fifty missiles, this threaten the Dillings' dwells and caused more than ten abortions and bleeding cases among pregnant women, as well as frighten the children. And in targeted areas (Temein, Julud and Elnitil (Around Adelling area), it caused 17 cases of death and serious injuries among civilians. Other security issues: A bomb which was a residue of battles around Abu Kershola expelled leaving nineteen children deaths and injured, as they were playing with it. What mentioned above increases the displacing movement within and from South Kordufan. In other hand the governmental air bombing still on going against SPLA/N controlled areasiii. Humanitarian Situation The existing of land mines restricted the civilians movement, this effected even the free areas from mine by expecting it. The security authorities prohibited cultivation around Al Abbasiya and Rashad areas, farmers have been warned that their yield will be burned if they did not obey the orders. The reason they put forward was that SRF may benefit from the harvest. This has forced the inhabitants to leave their homes together with their cattles and settle in the villages east of Al Abbasiya (Elseraif, Gouz Mohammed Nour, Wakara and Elbetaira). It is II

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