Information related to the recent fighting
Background information
The following reports and articles explain the background of the recent fighting:
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Brief chronology of political developments since 2018
Sudan's years of political strife (Media Report, English)
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Background article on the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces
Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum (Media Report, English)
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Brief background article on the power struggle
Factbox: The struggle for power in Sudan (Media Report, English)
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Brief background article on the Rapid Support Forces
Factbox: Who are Sudan's Rapid Support Forces? (Media Report, English)
The most recent documents on the issue
These are the most recent documents from a search for terms related to the fighting: (You can find more, and customise your search under this search link.)
Considered synonyms: al, awami, awami, bal, bangladesh, bengalese, burhan, league, lega, liga, people's, popolare, popolare, rapid support forces
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Report on the current and projected food security situation (reporting period December 2025 to May 2026)
Famine (IPC Phase 5) expected to persist amid escalating conflict and tightening sieges (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- Current anomalies in food security conditions as of December 2025 The conflict continues to escalate in December in the Greater Kordofan region as the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and joint forces of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) vie for control of key towns and trade routes (Figure 1).
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Report on the current and projected food security situation (reporting period October 2025 to May 2026)
Famine (IPC Phase 5) is underway in Al-Fasher and Kadugli, and possibly Dilling (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- Food security context The two-and-a-half-year war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shows no signs of abating despite recent shifts in conflict frontlines.
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Report on humanitarian needs and the humanitarian response
Sudan Protection Cluster; Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026 (Periodical Report, English)
- -1-january-30-june-2025] https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/human-rights-situation-sudan-1-january-30-june-2025 [https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/human-rights-situation-sudan-1-january-30-june-2025] https://acleddata.com/curated/data-sudan [https://acleddata.com/curated/data-sudan] https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur […] -3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf [https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf] https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror […] -1-en.pdf [https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf] https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf [https://www.ohchr.org/sites […] /default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf] https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf [https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan […] /ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf] https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/human-rights-situation-sudan-1-january-30-june-2025 [https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/human-rights-situation-sudan-1-january-30-june-2025] https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/human-rights-situation-sudan
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Monthly update on conflicts in several African countries (as of January 2026)
Africa Overview: January 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- . == Sudan: The RSF consolidates its control over West Kordofan == In December, the conflict in Sudan reached a pivotal turning point as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) consolidated control over West Kordofan — one of the three states in the Kordofan region.
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Military-led government returns to the capital after almost three years of war-related relocation of its base to Port Sudan
Sudan's government returns to capital after nearly 3 years of war (Media Report, English)
- The military was forced out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) when civil war erupted between the two sides in 2023. The army recaptured it in a significant breakthrough last March. Khartoum has been recovering from years of fighting. Roughly five million fled the city at the height of the conflict, according to the UN. […] The war began after the head of the army, General Abdel Fattah-al Burhan fell out with his deputy and RSF leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65297714], leading to a vicious struggle for power. Both the RSF and the Sudanese military have been accused of committing atrocities throughout the conflict.
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Report on the security, political, humanitarian and economic developments and human rights
Sudan Conflict Monitor # 23 (Periodical Report, English)
- Both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have pursued tactics involving civilian harm and reduce prospects for de- escalation: the RSF through campaigns of terror and depopulation in Darfur and Kordofan, and the SAF through increased reliance on air power, allied militias, and hardline mobilization. […] / [https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/12/sudan-rapid-support-forces-ruthless-attack-on-zamzam-camp-should-be-investigated-for-war-crimes/] www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/civilians-in-el-fasher-north-darfur-the-forgotten-victims-of-the-sudan-conflict? […] In late November, Al Burhan informed the UN Secretary-General’s envoy that the SAF would not engage in talks until the RSF withdrew from territories it had seized—restating a position the SAF has advanced at multiple points since 2023. […] Human Rights SUDANSUDAN HUMANHUMAN RIGHTSRIGHTS HUBHUB SUDAN TRANSPARENCY POLICY TRACKERAND https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur-3-days-safe-refuge-offensive-april-terror-1-en.pdf [https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/sudan/ohchr-sudan-rapid-support-forces-zamzam-idp-camp-north-darfur […] Both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have pursued tactics involving acivilian harm and reduce prospects forde-escalation: the RSF through campaigns of terror and depopulation in Darfur and Kordofan, and the SAFthrough increased reliance on air power, allied militias, and hardline mobilization.In both warring
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