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East Darfur state: conflict events in May 2026

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

2events2 the month before
6est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 2 organized-violence events in East Darfur state, Sudan, with 6 estimated deaths. That is about the same as the previous month (2).

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-12: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in East Darfur state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 May 2026Ed Daein district
East Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 3 sources
3
11 May 2026East Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 3 sources
3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan26
SFA26

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.