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West Darfur state: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for West Darfur state, Sudan. Country-wide report: Sudan, March 2026.

4events1 the month before
32est. deaths
13civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in West Darfur state, Sudan, with 32 estimated deaths. That is +300% compared with 1 events the month before.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 13.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-31: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2 deaths)2026-03-18: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-03-13: Government of Sudan vs SFA (13 deaths)2026-03-12: Government of Sudan vs SFA (13 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in West Darfur state, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
13 Mar 2026Foro Baranga district
West Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 sources
13
12 Mar 2026El Geneina district
West Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 13 civilian, 5 sources
13
18 Mar 2026Kereinik district
West Darfur state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state
4
31 Mar 2026El Geneina district
West Darfur state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based
2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan328
SFA328
Unidentified armed group28

All months

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

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