Khartoum: Fighting fronts in Blue Nile State and the Kordofan and Darfur regions have witnessed an escalation in military operations, encompassing ground clashes and airstrikes, as efforts to advance dialogue and halt the war in Sudan continue. According to Oman News Agency, field sources reported that five drones were downed in Blue Nile State, four of which targeted the city of Al-Damazin, while the fifth was brought down in the Balang area east of the town of Kurmuk. The parties to the conflict have exchanged claims of control over a number of sites in Kurmuk locality, including Jabal Kadam, while the command of the Fourth Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Al-Damazin affirmed its continued control of the site. In North and West Kordofan states, field sources reported airstrikes on positions and gatherings of the Rapid Support Forces, while the Ambro area in North Darfur witnessed clashes between the Joint Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The Civil Society Initiative in Blue Nile Stat e warned of deteriorating health conditions and a rising toll of malaria and dengue fever cases, calling for support to health facilities and the provision of medicines and medical supplies. The International Organization for Migration reported that more than 99,000 people had been displaced from the Qeissan and Kurmuk localities between January and August of last year, as a result of the ongoing fighting. The Famine Early Warning Network likewise warned of the risk of famine through next January in seven areas of North Darfur and the towns of Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan, amid the continuation of the conflict, declining crop production, and disrupted population movement and trade. For its part, the Democratic Civil Alliance of the Forces of the Revolution expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Quintet Mechanism in support of efforts to halt the war and push towards a political process, while the Secretary-General of the Arab League affirmed the importance of halting hostilities, protecting civilians, and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid, in parallel with launching a Sudanese-led political process.