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Sudan: events and estimated deaths in March 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 67 eventsP of organized violence in Sudan in March 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 942P. The low estimate is 923 and the high estimate is 1,032P. UCDP counts 504P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for February 2026 was 46 eventsP.

The count for March 2025 was 60 events. The change from March 2025 to March 2026 is up 12 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Sudan, March 2026 has the 7th highest count of events. Sudan holds 3 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in March 2026. In March 2025, the share was 3 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Sudan, March 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Blue Nile state6153
East Darfur state4113
North Darfur state797
North Kordofan state760
Northern state16
South Darfur state635
South Kordofan state14102
West Darfur state328
West Kordofan state15300
White Nile state117

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Sudan, March 2026. The map shows 67 events with 942 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Sudan has each event.

Table 2. Sudan, March 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (32 of 67 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
4 Mar 2026Kebkabiya district, North Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based242424
4 Mar 2026Abyei - Muglad district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based505075
4 Mar 2026El Salam district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based101010
5 Mar 2026Dilling district, South Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based282528
5 Mar 2026Abyei - Muglad district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based181818
6 Mar 2026Bara district, North Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based202020
7 Mar 2026El Nahud district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based161616
7 Mar 2026El Nahud district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based333333
8 Mar 2026Dilling district, South Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based141417
8 Mar 2026Nyala district, South Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based111111
8 Mar 2026El Kurmuk district, Blue Nile stateSFA; CiviliansOne-sided252525
10 Mar 2026Al Sunut district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based504450
10 Mar 2026West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based525252
11 Mar 2026Kosti district, White Nile stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based171017
12 Mar 2026El Geneina district, West Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based131313
13 Mar 2026Foro Baranga district, West Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based131313
16 Mar 2026Bara district, North Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based121212
16 Mar 2026Kutum district, North Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based202020
16 Mar 2026El Salam district, West Kordofan stateSalamat Baggara; NuerNon-state343434
18 Mar 2026El Salam district, South Darfur stateTarjam; Beni Halba BaggaraNon-state171717
18 Mar 2026Bara district, North Kordofan stateSFA; CiviliansOne-sided121212
20 Mar 2026Ed Daein district, East Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based707070
21 Mar 2026East Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based232323
21 Mar 2026Abu Jabra district, East Darfur stateAwlad Umm Salama (Rizeigat); Al-Qadiani (Rizeigat)Non-state141414
22 Mar 2026El Fasher district, North Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based101010
23 Mar 2026Lagawa district, West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based171517
23 Mar 2026El Kurmuk district, Blue Nile stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based313131
23 Mar 2026El Fasher district, North Darfur stateSFA; CiviliansOne-sided161616
25 Mar 2026Saraf Omra district, North Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based222222
27 Mar 2026El Kurmuk district, Blue Nile stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based949494
27 Mar 2026Dilling district, South Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based151515
28 Mar 2026No place givenGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based282828

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Sudan: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of March 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Al-Qadiani (Rizeigat)1P14P
Awlad Umm Salama (Rizeigat)1P14P
Beni Halba Baggara1P17P
Government of Sudan58P814P
Nuer2P36P
Salamat Baggara2P36P
SFA63P875P
Tarjam1P17P

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.

Type of violence

Table 4. Sudan: events by type of violence, March 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict58P87%
Non-state conflict4P6%
One-sided violence against civilians5P7%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Sudan, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202645P277PCandidate Events
August 202648P254PCandidate Events
July 202641P318PCandidate Events
June 202659P239PCandidate Events
May 202661P392PCandidate Events
April 202646P422PCandidate Events
March 202667P942PCandidate Events
February 202646P325PCandidate Events
January 202642P1,060PCandidate Events
December 202534770GED
November 202554611GED
October 202512661,369GED
September 202545757GED
August 2025511,053GED
July 2025331,132GED
June 202537364GED
May 2025532,066GED
April 2025803,150GED
March 2025601,003GED
February 202556994GED
January 2025891,905GED
December 202479861GED
November 202464734GED
October 2024761,332GED
September 202470620GED
August 202457485GED

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 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Sudan: events and estimated deaths in March 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/sudan/month/2026-03/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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