Sudan - Information collection on recent fighting between SAF and RSF

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Considered synonyms: al, awami, awami, bal, bangladesh, bengalese, burhan, league, lega, liga, people's, popolare, popolare, rapid support forces

  • 23 October 2026 | BBC News (Author)

    Sudan

    Al-Fashir: Article on allegedly systematic attacks on health facilities by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their siege and takeover of the city (reporting period: May 2024 - October 2025)

    Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds (Media Report, English)

    • Al-Fashir: Article on allegedly systematic attacks on health facilities by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their siege and takeover of the city (reporting period: May 2024 - October 2025)
    • Al-Faschir: Artikel über mutmaßlich systematische Angriffe auf Gesundheitseinrichtungen durch die paramilitärischen Rapid Support Forces (RSF) während ihrer Belagerung und Einnahme der Stadt (Berichtszeitraum: Mai 2024 – Oktober 2025)
    • UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing", saying multiple attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilian infrastructure, including health facilities, were serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. The RSF has rejected the BBC's findings.
    enID 2146390

  • 23 October 2026 | BBC News (Author)

    Sudan

    Al-Fashir: The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is accused of deliberately destroying healthcare facilities

    Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds (Media Report, English)

    • Al-Fashir: The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is accused of deliberately destroying healthcare facilities
    • Al-Faschir: Die paramilitärische Gruppe Rapid Support Forces (RSF) wird beschuldigt, absichtlich Gesundheitseinrichtungen zu zerstören
    • UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing", saying multiple attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilian infrastructure, including health facilities, were serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. The RSF has rejected the BBC's findings.
    enID 2146403

  • 20 October 2026 | BBC News (Author)

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    West Kordofan state: More than 300 people killed in army drone strikes on a truck and a market

    Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 300 people, sources say (Media Report, English)

    • The death toll from strikes in two areas of West Kordofan state on Sunday evening was 150, sources told the Sudan War Observatory, which tracks the conflict that erupted in 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
    enID 2146155

  • 5 October 2026 | STPT – Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker, Sudan Human Rights Hub (Author)

    Sudan

    Report on the security, political, humanitarian and economic developments and human rights

    Sudan Conflict Monitor #30 (Periodical Report, English)

    • Rapid Support Forces–Sudan People’s Liberation Movement- North (SPLM-N) pressure in Blue Nile and Sudan Armed Forces advances in North Kordofan intensified competition over supply routes and strategic infrastructure. […] By early September, fighting was moving closer to Ed Damazin, prompting SAF reinforcements and a visit by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to assess military readiness. A drone swarm subsequently struck Damazin, while air defenses reportedly engaged drones targeting the Upper Atbara and Setit dam complex and Khashm al-Girba dam on September 15.
    enID 2145966

  • 5 October 2026 | DRC – Danish Refugee Council, NRC – Norwegian Refugee Council, Solidarités et al. (Author), ReliefWeb (publishing platform)

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    North Darfur state: Factsheet on displacement and humanitarian needs in Ainsiro area

    Sudan Faser; Alert Summary Report: Displacement, Ainsiro Area, Kutum, North Darfur (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Returnees Refugees Host Community Total affected 26,915 individuals Affected Sectors (tick all that apply) WASH ☒ SNFI ☒ Protection ☒ Health ☒ Nutrition ☐ Cash ☐ CCCM ☒ Description of the Alert, humanitarian needs & estimated of reported need severity level An escalating humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Ainsiro geographical area, where ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support […] Forces (RSF) and Joint Forces, compounded by severe drought, has triggered massive population displacements.
    enID 2146361

  • October 2026 | EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum (formerly: European Asylum Support Office, EASO) (Author)

    Sudan

    Report on the security situation (overview of the conflict; actors in the conflict; impact on the civilian population; regions overview)

    Sudan: Security Situation (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Support Forces, last updated 8 September 2026, url; Sudan Now, Who are the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)? […] [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rapid-Support-Forces] https://en.sudannow.net/profiles/rapid-support-forces-rsf/ [https://en.sudannow.net/profiles/rapid-support-forces-rsf/] https://africacenter.org/spotlight/sudan-conflict-armed-actors/ [https://africacenter.org/spotlight/sudan-conflict-armed-actors/] https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session62 […] Support Forces: What to know about the paramilitary group, 5 November 2025, url; New Arab (The), Who are Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, accused of atrocities in Darfur? […] +Support+Forces%2C+and+Sudan%27s+war+of+Visions+Final+Design.pdf [https://www.kas.de/documents/23957688/36779363/The+Rapid+Support+Forces%2C+and+Sudan%27s+war+of+Visions+Final+Design.pdf] https://www.kas.de/documents/23957688/36779363/The+Rapid+Support+Forces%2C+and+Sudan%27s+war+of+Visions+Final+Design.pdf [https://www.kas.de/documents/23957688/36779363/The+Rapid+Support+Forces%2C+and+Sudan%27s+war […] Support Forces (RSF)?
    enID 2146164
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