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.)
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Al-Ubayyid: Article on impact of drone attacks and the humanitarian situation in capital of North Kordofan state
Half a million people in El-Obeid face limited services as drone attacks intensify (Appeal or News Release, English)
- In June, the UN sounded alarms on the potential consequences of a large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following reports about the mobilisation of troops.2 [https://www.msf.org/people-el-obeid-sudan-have-limited-services-drone-attacks-intensify#footnote2_l8m-xH1jMsv0xFdjE8ZQGgqOisibkEktpF4oaI3aUU_epHMEYjiqnh7] Drone attacks by the RSF have intensified in recent weeks in and around
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UN alarmed over the deteriorating humanitarian situation and human rights abuses amid conflict
UN Raises Alarm Over A Sharp Rise in Human Rights Abuses and Cholera-Related Deaths in Sudan (Media Report, English)
- Persistent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to cause mass civilian casualties, drive widespread displacement, and obstruct the delivery of life-saving aid.
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Darfur: According to International Criminal Court (ICC) leaders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for war crimes
International court tells BBC of breakthrough in Sudan war crimes probe (Media Report, English)
- Darfur: According to International Criminal Court (ICC) leaders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for war crimes
- Darfur: Nach Angaben des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs (IStGH) sind Anführer der paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces (RSF) für Kriegsverbrechen verantwortlich
- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has "concrete evidence" linking leaders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to recent war crimes in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the ICC's deputy chief prosecutor says. Nazhat Shameem Khan told the BBC the ICC had reached a "breakthrough" in its investigation into the massacres of civilians in the cities of el-Fasher and el-Geneina. […] Shortly after the capture of el-Fasher, RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said the group was investigating any atrocities []. The probe is ongoing, the RSF said recently. The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, recently warned the city of El-Obeid could face atrocities similar to those seen in el-Fasher last year.
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Al-Ubayyid: Article on the shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); at least 45 people killed and 41 injured by drone strikes between 6 and 28 June 2026
Fears of a massacre in this city on the front line of Sudan's war (Media Report, English)
- Al-Ubayyid: Article on the shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); at least 45 people killed and 41 injured by drone strikes between 6 and 28 June 2026
- Al-Ubayyid: Artikel zum Beschuss durch die Rapid Support Forces (RSF); zwischen 6. und 28. Juni 2026 mindestens 45 Menschen bei Drohnenangriffen getötet und 41 verletzt
- We have withheld the student's real name for her safety in a city that is the latest flash-point in the three-year war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sarah told the BBC by phone that she was fortunate to survive the attack, but had sustained injuries. "I got shrapnel in my leg and hand because I was outside the car when the second missile struck."
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Article on obstacles to humanitarian assistance in Darfur
Sudan’s aid crisis is also a crisis of accountability (Media Report, English)
- Yet neither the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) nor the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have met those obligations. But accountability does not end with the conflict parties. It also belongs to the humanitarian system itself, and I include myself here. No coordinator, agency, or NGO can guarantee civilian safety in an active war. But we can ask ourselves difficult questions.
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Kadugli: Devastating arson attack on Christian church
Reports emerge of arson attack on church in Kadugli (Appeal or News Release, English)
- Kadugli is a strategic city in the conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began in April 2023. Access to and through Kadugli has been important for both warring parties and their allied militias, leading to periods of intensive fighting.
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