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West Kordofan state: conflict events in January 2026

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

4events5 the month before
142est. deaths
100civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in West Kordofan state, Sudan, with 142 estimated deaths. That is -20% compared with 5 events the month before.

75% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 100.

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

Where events happened

2026-01-21: SFA vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Sudan vs SFA (8 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Sudan vs SFA (42 deaths)2026-01-01: Government of Sudan vs SFA (91 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in West Kordofan state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Jan 2026El Nahud district
West Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 91 civilian
91
4 Jan 2026Lagawa district
West Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 sources
42
5 Jan 2026El Nahud district
West Kordofan state
Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 8 civilian
8
21 Jan 2026El Nahud district
West Kordofan state
SFA vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
SFA4142
Government of Sudan3141

All months

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