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

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: South Kordofan statePopulation about 1,300,700 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 7 eventsP of organized violence in South Kordofan state, Sudan in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 61P. The count for August 2026 was 5 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 105 eventsP in South Kordofan state, Sudan. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 768P. The low estimate is 758 and the high estimate is 1,239P. UCDP counts 397P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 11 regions of Sudan with a page, South Kordofan state has the 3rd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. South Kordofan state holds 16 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 20 events in South Kordofan state. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 105P, which is up 425 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 87 percentP of the events in South Kordofan state in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Sudan, the share is 74 percentP.

Table 1. South Kordofan state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events75105
Estimated deaths, best estimate614768
Low estimate of deaths614758
High estimate of deaths61131,239
Deaths of civilians544397

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 South Kordofan state, Sudan on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

01020Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in South 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 South Kordofan state, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 105 events with 768 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 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
Atoro1P0P
Farmers (Sudan)1P1P
Government of Sudan91P718P
Herders (Sudan)1P1P
SFA104P767P

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

Table 3. Second-level areas of South Kordofan state in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Abu Jubaiha district210
Dilling district55P352P
El Abassiya district2P0P
Habila district17P43P
Heiban district11P94P
Kadugli district11P120P
Rashad district3P8P
Talodi district1114

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

Type of violence

Table 4. South Kordofan state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict91P87%
Non-state conflict2P2%
One-sided violence against civilians12P11%

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 Kordofan state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20267P61PCandidate Events
August 20265P4PCandidate Events
July 20265P30PCandidate Events
June 20269P17PCandidate Events
May 20268P19PCandidate Events
April 20269P33PCandidate Events
March 202614P102PCandidate Events
February 202612P86PCandidate Events
January 202611P54PCandidate Events
December 202510241GED
November 2025887GED
October 2025734GED
August 202525GED
June 2025419GED
May 2025640GED
April 202535GED
March 202512GED
February 2025286GED
October 202428GED
August 202411GED

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. South Kordofan state, Sudan: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/sudan/south-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 South Kordofan state, Sudan in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 7 eventsP of organized violence in South Kordofan state, Sudan in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 5 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 South Kordofan state, Sudan in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 768P. The low estimate is 758 and the high estimate is 1,239P.

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.