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Sudan civil war 2026

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FIRST ENTRY AUG 20
SEP 05 · Day 17

Attack by rebel group kills at least five in Sudan's South Kordofan

SPLM-N leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu has aligned his fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and joined the RSF-led parallel government in Sudan.

The Sudan Doctors Network said SPLM-N forces attacked the areas of Debi and Luweri near the town of Kauda on Thursday, killing more than 21 people, including women and children.

At least five people, including a child, were killed in an attack by a Sudanese rebel group in South Kordofan province.

SEP 03 · Day 15

UN-backed probe finds foreign fighters and external support fuel Sudan's war

The report said there were reasonable grounds to believe the Sudanese Armed Forces used foreign-supplied drones in operations that harmed civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Since April 2023, the conflict between the SAF and the RSF has killed tens of thousands of Sudanese and forced millions to flee their homes.

At least three million Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring countries including Egypt, Chad and South Sudan.

AUG 30 · Day 11

Sudanese repair roads by hand in Darfur

Residents of Golo in Sudan's central Darfur are clearing and repairing a rugged road by hand to help emergency vehicles reach their community.

Massive boulders obstruct the road, making the repair effort often futile.

AUG 29 · Day 10

Sudan's date palm trees threatened by drought and wildfires

Drought and successive wildfires in recent years have damaged thousands of trees in Sudan.

Date palm trees are an economic lifeline for residents of Northern State, Sudan.

AUG 28 · Day 9

Chad accuses Sudan of air strike near shared border killing 12

The Sudanese army has previously accused Chad of being aligned with the RSF.

Chad previously accused Sudan of an air strike that hit a military convoy in its territory last week.

The US embassy in Khartoum accused the Sudanese army of launching the recent strikes on Chad.

AUG 28 · Day 9

Two-year curfew lifted in Sudan's capital

The Sudan News Agency said security patrols would continue operating across the state and locals traveling at night would need to carry identification documents.

The UAE and Chad denied allegations of facilitating RSF military supplies despite similar findings by UN experts and investigative reports by international media.

Sudan's government and army rejected the US draft resolution to extend the weapons embargo.

AUG 26 · Day 7

Sudan battlefield shaping political future

Malik Agar is the deputy chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council.

Army advances secured the national Exports Road, linking Khartoum through Omdurman with el-Obeid.

The Sudanese armed forces have made a series of gains in North Kordofan state.

AUG 26 · Day 7

Rebel attacks on Sudan's Kordofan kill dozens

The Otoro tribe is a minority group in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan.

The Sudan Doctors Network noted that women were among those wounded in the latest attacks.

Qardud and Abu Hamama are areas inhabited by the Otoro tribe in South Kordofan.

“The attacks resulted in a large wave of displacement among citizens towards the Abu Hitan area and Kadugli,”
AUG 26 · Day 7

Water crisis worsens in Sudan's El Obeid refugee camps

Families displaced by war in Sudan's El Obeid refugee camps face crippling water shortages.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been targeting the water sources in El Obeid.

AUG 24 · Day 5

Ambush in South Sudan kills peacekeeping troops

Riek Machar's 2018 power-sharing agreement with President Salva Kiir has fallen apart.

Opposition forces seized government outposts in Jonglei in December, escalating the fighting.

UN figures show more than 450 attacks on humanitarian workers and assets between January and July, more than double the previous year's total for the same period.

AUG 23 · Day 4

Thousands Displaced by Escalating Conflict in Sudan's North Kordofan State

Hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge in El Obeid.

Thousands of families have fled fighting in Sudan's North Kordofan State.

AUG 23 · Day 4

Thousands flee fighting in Sudan's Kordofan region toward El Obeid

More than 5,000 families fleeing violence arrived in El Obeid within the span of a single week.

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Sudan's Kordofan region due to intensifying clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

AUG 22 · Day 3

Open-air cinema resumes operations in Khartoum

Families in Khartoum are returning to an open-air cinema.

Organizers of the cinema stated that power outages remain a major challenge.

AUG 22 · Day 3

Conflict Displaces Over 200,000 People in Sudan's Kordofan Region

The UN stated that intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year.

The war in Sudan, which began in 2023, has resulted in at least 59,000 deaths and displaced around 14 million people from their homes.

AUG 21 · Day 2

Sudan Displacement Crisis Worsens as Armed Conflict Escalates

Thousands of families have fled to the capital of North Kordofan following attacks on villages across the region by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

AUG 20 · Day 1

Over 200,000 people newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan region

“Across Sudan, families are fleeing violence, losing access to water, electricity and healthcare, and now facing the added burden of destructive floods.”
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AUG 20 · Day 1

Sudan's besieged city el-Obeid shelters thousands

Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in el-Obeid.

Al Jazeera's AlMigdad Alruhaid travelled along one of the main supply roads to el-Obeid.

The Rapid Support Forces continue attacks on aid trying to reach el-Obeid.

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