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Sudan war tracker — RSF vs the army, El Fasher, Darfur and famine

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Every reported attack in Sudan’s war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces — drone and air strikes, shelling, towns changing hands, attacks on civilians in Darfur and Kordofan, the siege and fall of El Fasher, famine, displacement and the diplomacy around the war — collected from 310+ graded news outlets and government sources, in one place. Latest: “Sudan military re-detains former official wanted by ICC over Darfur crimes” (JURIST, 7h ago).

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Instability index
55/100
SEVERE · located violence, not news volume
Last reported attack
None logged
in 3 days of records
Attacks logged · 30 days
0
2+ outlets or an A/B outlet
Incidents · 30 days
0
corroborated by 2+ sources

Attack log

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No attack in Sudan has been reported since WARNPOINT started this log 3 days ago.

Built automatically from headlines that say an armed party struck, shelled, attacked, seized or fought somewhere in Sudan — one row per day and attack type. Threats, plans, death-toll tallies, sanctions, talks and analysis are left out. Each side’s claims are reported as headlines word them. Faded rows come from a single outlet that is not A/B graded.

Sieges and attacks on civilians

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How the war reaches civilians — the ladder below is WARNPOINT’s reading guide, and every example is a documented case with its source.

  1. 1
    Front-line fightingGround battles between the army, the RSF and allied groups for towns, bases and roads.
  2. 2
    Strikes on citiesShelling and air or drone strikes on populated areas, power stations, fuel depots and airports.
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    SiegeA city encircled and cut off from food, fuel and medicine — El Fasher from May 2024.
  4. 4
    Attacks on camps and hospitalsStrikes or raids on displacement camps, hospitals and markets; famine conditions inside besieged areas.
  5. 5
    Mass killingKillings of civilians, often along ethnic lines, after a town falls — El Geneina in 2023.

Latest on sieges and civilians

  • No siege, camp, famine or civilian-casualty headlines in the last 30 days.

Documented cases

  • 5
    Fall of El Fasher Oct 2025

    The RSF takes El Fasher after an 18-month siege; UN agencies report mass killings of civilians, including in a hospital.

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    Zamzam camp overrun Apr 2025

    The RSF storms Zamzam camp; UN agencies report hundreds of civilians killed and hundreds of thousands fleeing toward Tawila.

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    El Fasher hospital strike Jan 24, 2025

    A drone strike on the Saudi Teaching Hospital in El Fasher kills about 70 people, the WHO says; local officials blame the RSF.

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    Eastern Gezira Oct 2024

    After a senior RSF commander in Gezira defects to the army, RSF attacks on villages in the east of the state kill scores of civilians, the UN says.

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    Famine in Zamzam Aug 1, 2024

    The IPC Famine Review Committee confirms famine in Zamzam camp, where hundreds of thousands sheltered near besieged El Fasher.

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    Wad al-Nourah Jun 5, 2024

    An RSF attack on the Gezira village kills more than 100 people, according to local activists; UNICEF says at least 35 children were among the dead.

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    Siege of El Fasher May 2024

    The RSF encircles El Fasher; fighting, shelling and the blockade cut food and medical supplies to the city and nearby camps.

  • 5
    Ardamata Nov 2023

    After the RSF takes the army base at Ardamata, outside El Geneina, UNHCR cites reports of more than 800 people killed.

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    West Darfur governor killed Jun 14, 2023

    Governor Khamis Abakar is killed in El Geneina hours after accusing the RSF of genocide in a television interview. The RSF denies responsibility.

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    El Geneina killings Jun 2023

    RSF and allied Arab militias attack Masalit neighbourhoods of the West Darfur capital; a UN panel of experts estimates 10,000–15,000 killed in the city in 2023.

Latest Sudan headlines

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Fighting & front lines

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Famine, displacement & disease

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Talks, sanctions & foreign backers

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Timeline · key moments

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  1. Oct 2025RSF takes El Fasher after an 18-month siege; UN agencies report mass killings of civilians
  2. May 4, 2025Drone strikes hit Port Sudan, the government’s wartime seat, for the first time; the army blames the RSF
  3. Apr 2025RSF overruns Zamzam camp; UN agencies report hundreds of civilians killed and mass displacement toward Tawila
  4. Mar 21, 2025Army retakes the Republican Palace in central Khartoum
  5. Jan 11, 2025Army retakes Wad Madani
  6. Jan 7, 2025US determines the RSF committed genocide and sanctions Hemedti
  7. Aug 1, 2024IPC Famine Review Committee confirms famine in Zamzam camp, near El Fasher
  8. May 2024RSF lays siege to El Fasher, the last army-held state capital in Darfur
  9. Dec 2023RSF takes Wad Madani, capital of Gezira state
  10. Jun 2023Mass killings of Masalit civilians in El Geneina, West Darfur; a UN panel of experts later estimates 10,000–15,000 killed in the city in 2023
  11. May 11, 2023Jeddah Declaration: both sides commit to protect civilians (US–Saudi-mediated talks)
  12. Apr 15, 2023War breaks out between the SAF and the RSF in Khartoum
  13. Oct 25, 2021Army and RSF seize power in a coup, ending the civilian-led transition
  14. Aug 17, 2019Military–civilian power-sharing deal (Constitutional Declaration) signed
  15. Apr 11, 2019Omar al-Bashir removed by the military after months of protests

Key facts

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War began
15 April 2023 — fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in Khartoum
Army commander
Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan — SAF commander-in-chief; chaired the Sovereignty Council from August 2019
RSF commander
Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”) — the RSF grew out of Darfur militias and was formally created in 2013
Before the war
Omar al-Bashir removed by the military on 11 April 2019; the SAF and RSF jointly seized power in a coup on 25 October 2021
Capital
Khartoum — the army-aligned government moved its seat to Port Sudan in 2023
Displacement
More than 12 million people forced from their homes, inside Sudan and as refugees — the largest displacement crisis in the world (UN figures, 2025)
Hunger
24.6 million people projected in acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or worse) for December 2024 – May 2025 (IPC, December 2024)
Famine
Confirmed in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, by the IPC Famine Review Committee in August 2024; found in five areas in December 2024
Deaths
No reliable national count. A London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine study estimated more than 61,000 deaths from all causes in Khartoum state alone in the war’s first 14 months (November 2024)
Genocide finding
The US determined on 7 January 2025 that the RSF and allied militias committed genocide, and sanctioned Hemedti

Specialist sources

Travel advice

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🇺🇸 U.S. State DepartmentLevel 4 · Do not travel
🇬🇧 UK FCDOLevel 3 · Reconsider travel
🇨🇦 Global Affairs CanadaLevel 4 · Do not travel
🇩🇪 German Foreign OfficeLevel 4 · Do not travel

Is it safe to travel to Sudan? →

Sanctions

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SAF/RSF-linked entities; Darfur arms embargo.

US OFAC (SUDAN)EUUN (Darfur arms embargo)

Questions people ask

Is there fighting in Sudan right now?

Nothing has been reported by two or more outlets in WARNPOINT’s records (3 days). The log updates every 15 minutes from 310+ news sources.

How dangerous is Sudan right now?

Sudan is rated Severe on WARNPOINT’s open-source instability index, at 55/100. The score measures located violence and crisis reporting inside the country — not how often it is in the news.

Is it safe to travel to Sudan?

Government travel advice: U.S. State Department — Level 4 (Do not travel); UK FCDO — Level 3 (Reconsider travel); Global Affairs Canada — Level 4 (Do not travel); German Foreign Office — Level 4 (Do not travel).

Who is fighting in Sudan?

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), commanded by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). The two seized power together in the October 2021 coup and went to war on 15 April 2023, after a dispute over folding the RSF into the army.

What happened in El Fasher?

The RSF besieged El Fasher, capital of North Darfur and the army’s last major stronghold in Darfur, from May 2024; famine was confirmed in nearby Zamzam camp in August 2024. The RSF took the city in October 2025, and UN agencies reported mass killings of civilians.

Is there famine in Sudan?

Yes. The IPC Famine Review Committee confirmed famine in Zamzam camp in August 2024 and in five areas in December 2024, when 24.6 million people were projected to face acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or worse) through May 2025.

How many people have been displaced by the war in Sudan?

More than 12 million, inside Sudan and as refugees in Chad, Egypt, South Sudan and other neighbours, according to UN figures from 2025 — the largest displacement crisis in the world.

Where does this information come from?

From 310+ news outlets WARNPOINT reads around the clock — including Radio Dabanga, Sudans Post, Radio Tamazuj, UN News and international wires — each graded for reliability. Casualty and displacement figures are UN, IPC or named-study estimates and say so; claims by the army or the RSF are attributed. Qatari state-funded Al Jazeera is labelled. Nothing on this page is AI-written.

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