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

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: North Kordofan statePopulation about 2,216,200 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 10 eventsP of organized violence in North Kordofan state, Sudan in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 38P. The low estimate is 33 and the high estimate is 69P. The count for August 2026 was 13 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 124 eventsP in North Kordofan state, Sudan. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 1,430P. The low estimate is 1,407 and the high estimate is 1,479P. UCDP counts 906P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 11 regions of Sudan with a page, North Kordofan state has the 2nd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. North Kordofan state holds 19 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 71 events in North Kordofan state. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 124P, which is up 75 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Sudan as a whole went from 723 to 669P, which is down 7 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 85 percentP of the events in North Kordofan state in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Sudan, the share is 74 percentP.

Table 1. North Kordofan state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events1013124
Estimated deaths, best estimate38811,430
Low estimate of deaths33801,407
High estimate of deaths69811,479
Deaths of civilians2668906

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.

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.

Since the last update

The log has no change for North Kordofan state, Sudan on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in North Kordofan 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 Kordofan state, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 124 events with 1,430 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 Kordofan 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 Sudan110P1,279P
SFA120P1,204P

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

Table 3. Second-level areas of North Kordofan state in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Bara district28P569P
Jebrat El Sheikh district6P40P
Shiekan district44P516P
Sodari district21P153P
Um Rawaba district18P103P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. North Kordofan state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict106P85%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians18P15%

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 Kordofan state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202610P38PCandidate Events
August 202613P81PCandidate Events
July 202618P159PCandidate Events
June 202624P126PCandidate Events
May 20265P88PCandidate Events
April 20263P14PCandidate Events
March 20267P60PCandidate Events
February 202610P71PCandidate Events
January 20265P256PCandidate Events
December 202523GED
November 20251284GED
October 202515450GED
September 20259236GED
August 20258200GED
July 20259725GED
June 2025440GED
May 2025868GED
April 20256100GED
March 202512121GED
February 2025795GED
January 202511GED
December 2024317GED
October 2024481GED
September 202444GED
August 2024222GED

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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ConflictStats. North Kordofan state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/sudan/north-kordofan-state/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

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

UCDP recorded 10 eventsP of organized violence in North Kordofan state, Sudan in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 13 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 Kordofan state, Sudan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 1,430P. The low estimate is 1,407 and the high estimate is 1,479P.

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.