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South Darfur state: conflict events in January 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for South Darfur state, Sudan. Country-wide report: Sudan, January 2025.

5events7 the month before
29est. deaths
26civilian deaths

South Darfur state, Sudan saw 5 recorded events and 29 estimated deaths in January 2025. That is -29% compared with 7 events the month before.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 26.

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

Where events happened

2025-01-30: Government of Sudan vs RSF (6 deaths)2025-01-13: Government of Sudan vs RSF (4 deaths)2025-01-12: RSF vs Civilians (4 deaths)2025-01-12: Government of Sudan vs RSF (9 deaths)2025-01-01: Government of Sudan vs RSF (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in South Darfur state, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
12 Jan 2025Nyala district
South Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs RSF
State-based, 9 civilian, 2 sources
9
30 Jan 2025Nyala district
South Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs RSF
State-based, 3 civilian, 3 sources
6
1 Jan 2025Nyala district
South Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs RSF
State-based, 6 civilian, 2 sources
6
13 Jan 2025Nyala district
South Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs RSF
State-based, 4 civilian
4
12 Jan 2025Nyala district
South Darfur state
RSF vs Civilians
One-sided, 4 civilian
4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
RSF529
Government of Sudan425

All months

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

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