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Sudan: conflict events in October 2025
Monthly report from UCDP event data.
Sudan saw 126 recorded events and 61,369 estimated deaths in October 2025. That is +180% compared with 45 events the month before. The death toll range is 7,704 to 76,392.
57% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 60,569.
Events were concentrated in North Darfur state (82), North Kordofan state (15), West Kordofan state (11).
The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 72 events.
Where events happened
Regions, October 2025
| Region | Events | Est. deaths |
|---|---|---|
| North Darfur state | 82 | 60,790 |
| North Kordofan state | 15 | 450 |
| West Kordofan state | 11 | 43 |
| South Kordofan state | 7 | 34 |
| South Darfur state | 4 | 7 |
| Khartoum state | 3 | 30 |
| West Darfur state | 2 | 7 |
| Northern state | 1 | 5 |
| River Nile state | 1 | 3 |
Deadliest events, October 2025
| Date | Where | Parties | Est. deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 32,505 civilian, 2 sources | 32,505 0–47,505 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 24,173 civilian | 24,173 3,173–24,173 |
| 26 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 600 civilian, 2 sources | 600 |
| 26 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 500 civilian | 500 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 461 civilian, 12 sources | 461 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 300 civilian | 300 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 300 civilian | 300 |
| 26 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | SFA vs Civilians One-sided, 300 civilian | 300 |
| 23 Oct 2025 | El Fasher district North Darfur state | Government of Sudan vs SFA State-based, 300 civilian | 300 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Bara district North Kordofan state | Government of Sudan vs SFA State-based, 3 sources | 250 |
Parties
| Party | Events |
|---|---|
| SFA | 125 |
| Government of Sudan | 73 |
Type of violence
| Category | Events |
|---|---|
| State-based | 72 |
| Non-state | 0 |
| One-sided | 54 |
All months
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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.