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North Darfur state: conflict events in May 2026

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

14events8 the month before
47est. deathsrange 47–48
28civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 14 organized-violence events in North Darfur state, Sudan, with 47 estimated deaths. That is +75% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 47 to 48.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 28.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 14 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-25: Government of Sudan vs SFA (5 deaths)2026-05-24: Government of Sudan vs SFA (14 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Sudan vs SFA (5 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Sudan vs SFA (4 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Sudan vs SFA (3 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in North Darfur state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 May 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 14 civilian, 5 sources		14
25 May 2026Kornoi district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 5 civilian, 5 sources		5
19 May 2026Mellit district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		5
10 May 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 1 civilian		4
11 May 2026Kornoi district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 3 civilian		3
6 May 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 3 sources		3
4 May 2026Saraf Omra district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 civilian		3
18 May 2026Kutum district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		2
18 May 2026Kornoi district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based		2
12 May 2026Kornoi district
North Darfur state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 civilian		2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan1447
SFA1447

All months

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