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North Kordofan state: conflict events in January 2026

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

5events2 the month before
256est. deaths
240civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 5 organized-violence events in North Kordofan state, Sudan, with 256 estimated deaths. That is +150% compared with 2 events the month before.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 240.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: Government of Sudan vs SFA (11 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Sudan vs Civilians (220 deaths)2026-01-06: Government of Sudan vs SFA (13 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Sudan vs SFA (10 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in North Kordofan state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 Jan 2026Shiekan district
North Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs Civilians
One-sided, 220 civilian, 4 sources
220
6 Jan 2026Shiekan district
North Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 13 civilian, 3 sources
13
30 Jan 2026Shiekan district
North Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 sources
11
5 Jan 2026Shiekan district
North Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 7 civilian, 4 sources
10
24 Jan 2026Sodari district
North Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based
2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan5256
SFA436

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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