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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Red Sea state: Article on the prosecution of 15 media workers and 2 media outlets under the anti-cybercrime law for their reporting on corruption in the public sector
Sudan: The army-backed authorities are prosecuting 15 journalists and two media outlets under anti-cybercrime law (Appeal or News Release, English)
- These media professionals, along with the news sitesSudafax and Sudan Tomorrow, face prosecution initiated by the Red Sea State cybercrime prosecutor due to publications on their respective news platforms and social media accounts concerning an investigation into alleged corruption within the army-backed government’s interior ministry, which isde facto led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. […] In May, the army-backed authorities arrestedRishan Oshi, a journalist and presenter for the private channelAlBalad TV, on accusations of defamation over a Facebook post on the alleged secret sale of public property between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces, the two warring parties. […] Since the outbreak of the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in April 2023, both warring parties have committed crimes against journalists, forcing a large number of theminto exile []. […] According to RSF [], 13 journalists have been killed, three remain missing, and 19 have been detained, such asMouammar Ibrahim [], who is still in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces.
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Article on children born as a result of rape and the difficulties of obtaining a birth certificate for them
Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity (Media Report, English)
- She and her family used to live in the eastern neighbourhoods of el-Fasher, a city that came under siege from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been in a brutal power struggle with the military since April 2023. El-Fasher was the army's last stronghold in the western region of Darfur until it fell to the RSF and allied Arab militias after 18 months last October.
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Nuba Mountains: Church leader and 6 others from Otoro ethnic group executed by Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM/N)
Reverend executed after arrest in Nuba Mountains (Appeal or News Release, English)
- It is especially perplexing as the Nuba Mountains has long stood as a bastion of peaceful co-existence, even amid Sudan’s decades of divisive dictatorship, and during the current conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces. We call on authorities in the area to investigate these killings and de-escalate tensions as a matter of urgency.
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Darfur region: 35 people reportedly killed in drone strike by army on traditional court session in Ghara al-Zawiya village
Sudan civil war: Army drone strike on Darfur court session kills 35, rights group says (Media Report, English)
- The Emergency Lawyers Group, which monitors violence against civilians, said the attack occurred in Ghara al-Zawiya village that is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The army has not commented.
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Update on the security situation, the human rights situation and the humanitarian situation (as of June 2026)
External Update #120; Sudan Situation; June 2026 (Periodical Report, English)
- A security escalation in Am-Dafock involving attacks by non-state armed groups from Sudan and airstrikes targeting Rapid Support Forces (RSF), positions triggered a new influx of Sudanese refugees into Manou toward the end of the month.
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South Kordofan state: Article on home gardening in the town of Dilling amid food insecurity and war
How home gardening became a lifeline in Sudan’s besieged towns (Media Report, English)
- The more than three-year war in Sudan – fought primarily between the national army (SAF) and the paramilitary-turned-rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – has produced the world's largest humanitarian crisis, driving famine and displacing over 11 million people.
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