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North Darfur state: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for North Darfur state, Sudan. Country-wide report: Sudan, January 2026.

11events9 the month before
194est. deathsrange 194–196
108civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 11 organized-violence events in North Darfur state, Sudan, with 194 estimated deaths. That is +22% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 194 to 196.

82% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 108.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 9 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Government of Sudan vs SFA (4 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of Sudan vs SFA (23 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of Sudan vs SFA (6 deaths)2026-01-12: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Sudan vs SFA (0 deaths)2026-01-09: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-01-09: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2 deaths)2026-01-09: SFA vs Civilians (19 deaths)2026-01-07: SFA vs Civilians (84 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Sudan vs SFA (51 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in North Darfur state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Jan 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		SFA vs Civilians
One-sided, 84 civilian, 3 sources		84
2 Jan 2026Mellit district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 1 civilian, 4 sources		51
25 Jan 2026El Malha district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 sources		23
9 Jan 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		SFA vs Civilians
One-sided, 19 civilian, 3 sources		19
25 Jan 2026Mellit district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		6
29 Jan 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 3 civilian, 2 sources		4
2 Jan 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 1 civilian		3
9 Jan 2026Kornoi district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		2
12 Jan 2026Kebkabiya district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		1
9 Jan 2026Um Buru district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
SFA11194
Government of Sudan991

All months

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