Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Sudan: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 47 eventsP of organized violence in Sudan in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 272P. The low estimate is 254 and the high estimate is 282P. UCDP counts 167P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 39 eventsP.

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 26.0.8, 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, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Blue Nile state652
East Darfur state324
Gedarif state12
Khartoum state22
North Darfur state863
North Kordofan state1277
South Darfur state11
South Kordofan state46
West Darfur state318
West Kordofan state46

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

Figure 1. Events in Sudan, August 2026. The map shows 47 events with 272 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, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (8 of 47 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 Aug 2026Kebkabiya district, North Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based454545
10 Aug 2026Jebrat El Sheikh district, North Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based19519
10 Aug 2026East Darfur stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state161616
11 Aug 2026Geissan district, Blue Nile stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based202020
13 Aug 2026No place givenHabaniya; Rizeigat BaggaraNon-state161616
14 Aug 2026Shiekan district, North Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based181818
27 Aug 2026El Geneina district, West Darfur stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based131313
27 Aug 2026El Kurmuk district, Blue Nile stateGovernment of Sudan; SFAState-based242424

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

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Sudan: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP3P23P
Government of Ethiopia1P2P
Government of Sudan34P212P
Habaniya1P16P
Rizeigat Baggara1P16P
SFA38P223P
TPLF1P2P

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. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

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, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict31P66%
Non-state conflict3P6%
One-sided violence against civilians13P28%

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
August 202647P272PCandidate Events
July 202639P314PCandidate Events
June 202660P242PCandidate Events
May 202659P392PCandidate Events
April 202649P438PCandidate Events
March 202668P926PCandidate Events
February 202647P343PCandidate Events
January 202641P1,060PCandidate 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. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

Sudan: all figures

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ConflictStats. Sudan: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/sudan/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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