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North Darfur state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: North Darfur statePopulation about 1,583,179 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 2 eventsP of organized violence in North Darfur state, Sudan in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 3P. The count for August 2026 was 8 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 168 eventsP in North Darfur state, Sudan. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 61,672P. The low estimate is 8,044 and the high estimate is 76,698P. UCDP counts 60,999P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 11 regions of Sudan with a page, North Darfur state has the highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. North Darfur state holds 25 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Sudan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 334 events in North Darfur state. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 168P, which is down 50 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Sudan as a whole went from 723 to 669P, which is down 7 percent. Events of one-sided violence are 39 percentP of the events in North Darfur state in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Sudan, the share is 22 percentP.

Table 1. North Darfur state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events28168
Estimated deaths, best estimate36361,672
Low estimate of deaths3628,044
High estimate of deaths36376,698
Deaths of civilians14260,999

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.

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  • UCDP recorded 2 events in North Darfur state, Sudan, in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 8 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in North Darfur state by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in North Darfur state, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 168 events with 61,672 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. North Darfur state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Sudan102P1,430P
SFA168P61,672P

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.

Second-level areas

The areas in North Darfur state that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of North Darfur state in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
El Fasher district82P60,762P
El Kuma district3P34P
El Malha district6P61P
Kebkabiya district11P125P
Kornoi district13P169P
Kutum district25P290P
Mellit district13P115P
Saraf Omra district4P34P
Um Buru district7P77P
Umm Keddada district1P2P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. North Darfur state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict102P61%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians66P39%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of North Darfur state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20262P3PCandidate Events
August 20268P63PCandidate Events
July 202610P53PCandidate Events
June 20267P40PCandidate Events
May 202614P47PCandidate Events
April 20267P89PCandidate Events
March 20267P97PCandidate Events
February 20268P68PCandidate Events
January 202611P194PCandidate Events
December 20259206GED
November 2025322GED
October 20258260,790GED
September 202529503GED
August 202524689GED
July 202511251GED
June 202513145GED
May 202518200GED
April 2025502,472GED
March 202524614GED
February 202521351GED
January 2025431,134GED
December 202445604GED
November 202431331GED
October 202425247GED
September 202431313GED
August 202422185GED

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.

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in North Darfur state, Sudan in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 2 eventsP of organized violence in North Darfur state, Sudan in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 8 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For North Darfur state, Sudan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 61,672P. The low estimate is 8,044 and the high estimate is 76,698P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.