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West Kordofan state: conflict events in March 2026

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

13events6 the month before
292est. deathsrange 284–317
196civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 13 organized-violence events in West Kordofan state, Sudan, with 292 estimated deaths. That is +117% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 284 to 317.

85% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 196.

The most active pairing was Government of Sudan - SFA with 11 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-29: Government of Sudan vs SFA (8 deaths)2026-03-23: Government of Sudan vs SFA (17 deaths)2026-03-16: Salamat Baggara vs Nuer (2 deaths)2026-03-16: Salamat Baggara vs Nuer (34 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of Sudan vs SFA (1 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of Sudan vs SFA (52 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of Sudan vs SFA (50 deaths)2026-03-07: Government of Sudan vs SFA (16 deaths)2026-03-07: Government of Sudan vs SFA (33 deaths)2026-03-05: Government of Sudan vs SFA (18 deaths)2026-03-04: Government of Sudan vs SFA (10 deaths)2026-03-04: Government of Sudan vs SFA (50 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in West Kordofan state, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Mar 2026West Kordofan stateGovernment of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 27 civilian, 3 sources		52
10 Mar 2026Al Sunut district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 50 civilian, 5 sources		50
44–50
4 Mar 2026Abyei - Muglad district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 50 civilian, 5 sources		50
50–75
16 Mar 2026El Salam district
West Kordofan state		Salamat Baggara vs Nuer
Non-state		34
7 Mar 2026El Nahud district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 33 civilian, 5 sources		33
5 Mar 2026Abyei - Muglad district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 2 sources		18
23 Mar 2026Lagawa district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 5 sources		17
15–17
7 Mar 2026El Nahud district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 16 civilian, 4 sources		16
4 Mar 2026El Salam district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 10 civilian, 2 sources		10
29 Mar 2026El Salam district
West Kordofan state		Government of Sudan vs SFA
State-based, 8 civilian		8

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Sudan11256
SFA11256
Salamat Baggara236
Nuer236

All months

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