East Darfur state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths in May 2026
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UCDP recorded 2 eventsP of organized violence in East Darfur state, Sudan in May 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 6P. UCDP counts 0P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2026 was 2 eventsP.
UCDP recorded no events in May 2025. Among the 11 months with a report for East Darfur state, Sudan, May 2026 has the 2nd highest count of events. East Darfur state, Sudan holds 3 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Sudan in May 2026. In May 2025, the share was 0 percent.
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
The report of the country for this month: Sudan, May 2026.
Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.
An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date
UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .
This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.
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Events
The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Sudan has each event.
| Date | Place | Sides, as UCDP writes them | Type of violence | Estimated deathsP | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | East Darfur state | Government of Sudan; SFA | State-based | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 May 2026 | Ed Daein district, East Darfur state | Government of Sudan; SFA | State-based | 3 | 3 | 3 |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
Actors, as UCDP names them
Names as UCDP writes them.
| Name, as UCDP writes it | Events | Estimated deaths in these events |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Sudan | 2P | 6P |
| SFA | 2P | 6P |
An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
All months
| Month | Events | Estimated deaths | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1P | 0P | Candidate Events |
| August 2026 | 2P | 20P | Candidate Events |
| May 2026 | 2P | 6P | Candidate Events |
| April 2026 | 2P | 13P | Candidate Events |
| March 2026 | 4P | 113P | Candidate Events |
| February 2026 | 1P | 2P | Candidate Events |
| June 2025 | 1 | 10 | GED |
| April 2025 | 1 | 1 | GED |
| February 2025 | 2 | 18 | GED |
| September 2024 | 2 | 11 | GED |
| August 2024 | 1 | 18 | GED |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.
Cite this page
ConflictStats. East Darfur state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths in May 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/sudan/east-darfur-state/month/2026-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .
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