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North Darfur state: conflict events in May 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for North Darfur state, Sudan. Country-wide report: Sudan, May 2025.

18events50 the month before
200est. deaths
59civilian deaths

North Darfur state, Sudan saw 18 recorded events and 200 estimated deaths in May 2025. That is -64% compared with 50 events the month before.

89% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 59.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 16 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-24: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)2025-05-23: Government of Sudan vs SFA (6 deaths)2025-05-20: Government of Sudan vs SFA (7 deaths)2025-05-19: SFA vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Sudan vs SFA (7 deaths)2025-05-18: Government of Sudan vs SFA (14 deaths)2025-05-16: SFA vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-05-13: Government of Sudan vs SFA (7 deaths)2025-05-12: Government of Sudan vs SFA (8 deaths)2025-05-11: Government of Sudan vs SFA (18 deaths)2025-05-09: Government of Sudan vs SFA (14 deaths)2025-05-07: Government of Sudan vs SFA (10 deaths)2025-05-07: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)2025-05-06: Government of Sudan vs SFA (6 deaths)2025-05-04: Government of Sudan vs SFA (8 deaths)2025-05-04: Government of Sudan vs SFA (10 deaths)2025-05-01: Government of Sudan vs SFA (5 deaths)2025-05-01: Government of Sudan vs SFA (70 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in North Darfur state, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		70
11 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		18
18 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 14 civilian, 3 sources		14
9 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 10 civilian, 2 sources		14
7 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 sources		10
4 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		10
12 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 8 civilian, 2 sources		8
4 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 8 civilian		8
20 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		7
18 May 2025El Fasher district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 7 civilian		7

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
SFA18200
Government of Sudan16196

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.