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East Darfur state: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for East Darfur state, Sudan. Country-wide report: Sudan, March 2026.

4events1 the month before
113est. deaths
49civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in East Darfur state, Sudan, with 113 estimated deaths. That is +300% compared with 1 events the month before.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 49.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-21: Government of Sudan vs SFA (23 deaths)2026-03-21: Awlad Umm Salama (Rizeigat) vs Al-Qadiani (Rizeigat) (14 deaths)2026-03-20: Government of Sudan vs SFA (70 deaths)2026-03-08: Government of Sudan vs SFA (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in East Darfur state, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 Mar 2026Ed Daein district
East Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 20 civilian, 9 sources
70
21 Mar 2026East Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 23 civilian, 4 sources
23
21 Mar 2026Abu Jabra district
East Darfur state
Awlad Umm Salama (Rizeigat) vs Al-Qadiani (Rizeigat)
Non-state
14
8 Mar 2026Ed Daein district
East Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 6 civilian, 4 sources
6

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan399
SFA399
Awlad Umm Salama (Rizeigat)114
Al-Qadiani (Rizeigat)114

All months

Monthly reports:May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jun 2025Apr 2025Feb 2025Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.