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South Darfur state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: South Darfur statePopulation about 3,765,800 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 6 eventsP of organized violence in South Darfur state, Sudan in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 44P. The count for August 2026 was 1 eventP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 37 eventsP in South Darfur state, Sudan. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 332P. The low estimate is 321 and the high estimate is 368P. UCDP counts 95P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 11 regions of Sudan with a page, South Darfur state has the 5th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. South Darfur state holds 6 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 35 events in South Darfur state. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 37P, which is up 6 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 35 percentP of the events in South Darfur state in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Sudan, the share is 74 percentP.

Table 1. South Darfur state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events6137
Estimated deaths, best estimate441332
Low estimate of deaths441321
High estimate of deaths441368
Deaths of civilians1195

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.

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  • UCDP recorded 6 events in South Darfur state, Sudan, in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 1 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in South Darfur 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 South Darfur state, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 37 events with 332 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. South Darfur 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
Beni Halba Baggara8P120P
Fulani3P31P
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)4P10P
Government of Sudan13P145P
Masalit3P31P
Salamat Baggara8P113P
SFA21P161P
Shurfa1P10P
Tarjam1P17P

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

Table 3. Second-level areas of South Darfur state in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Ed El Fursan district13
El Radoom district2P15P
El Salam district1P17P
Gerida district3P31P
Katayla district180
Kubum district7P102P
Nyala district18P73P
Rahad El Berdi district3P9P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. South Darfur state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict13P35%
Non-state conflict12P32%
One-sided violence against civilians12P32%

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 South Darfur state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20266P44PCandidate Events
August 20261P1PCandidate Events
July 20261P2PCandidate Events
June 20264P14PCandidate Events
May 20268P101PCandidate Events
April 20264P23PCandidate Events
March 20266P35PCandidate Events
February 20261P1PCandidate Events
December 2025180GED
November 2025124GED
October 202547GED
September 2025413GED
August 2025580GED
July 202510GED
May 20253403GED
March 202523GED
February 2025586GED
January 2025529GED
December 2024724GED
November 2024322GED
September 2024118GED

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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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in South Darfur state, Sudan in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 6 eventsP of organized violence in South Darfur state, Sudan in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 1 eventP.

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 South Darfur state, Sudan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 332P. The low estimate is 321 and the high estimate is 368P.

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.