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Kordofan

2026-04-272026-09-26

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  1. June 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    … A strategic hub in the southern Kordofan region, the city has been encircled for months by the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group that has been fighting Sudan's army since April 2023. …

    Sudan city 'weeks' from catastrophe: UN official
  3. May 2026
  4. Citizen Digital

    … More than 50 people were wounded and numerous vehicles destroyed across central Sudan, including Khartoum, Al-Jazirah and White Nile states, as well as parts of Kordofan and Darfur, the group added. …

    Drone attack kills six in Sudan's Darfur
  5. The Standard

    … The war has since pushed east into southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, a resource-rich border region between Ethiopia and South Sudan that serves as a key supply corridor.Sudan's army has been fighting there against the RSF and their allies from the Sudan People's Liberation Movemen …

    'No medicine for my son': Sudanese struggle to survive in new war zone
  6. April 2026
  7. Citizen Digital

    … Ethnic massacres in Darfur, meanwhile, have killed thousands of people at a time, and this year alone at least 700 died in drone strikes on Kordofan. …

    Dealing with the dead in the ruins of Sudan's war

Sunday 20 September

  1. Sudan gold mine collapse kills ten, injures twenty-one

    Shafts at the Awny mining area near Sudan's border with Egypt collapsed on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 21 others, according to two survivors who told AFP after overnight rescue efforts on Sunday.

    20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 16 September

  1. Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people

    A gold mine collapse in West Kordofan state killed at least 82 people and injured 50 more, with many others still trapped under sand and rubble, according to a local administrator. The incident occurred on Tuesday, with 60 bodies retrieved by dawn and another 22 found Wednesday.

    16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 14 September

  1. Paramilitary drones strike Sudan's Blue Nile state capital

    Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces conducted overnight drone strikes on Al-Damazin, capital of Sudan's Blue Nile state bordering Ethiopia, with witnesses reporting explosions and a drone falling near the airport. The ongoing war between Sudan's army and RSF has killed more than 200,000 people since April 2023 and created the world's largest hunger and displacement crises.

    14 September 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 13 August

  1. Paramilitary forces launch drone and ground attacks across Sudan

    Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched drone strikes on Khartoum and ground attacks across central Sudan and the southeastern Ethiopian border, continuing the war that has ravaged the country since April 2023 between the RSF and the Sudanese military led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

    13 August 2026 · The Standard →

  2. Sudan paramilitary forces launch drone and ground attacks

    Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone attacks on Khartoum and ground offensives in central and southeastern Sudan on Thursday, with both army and RSF sources reporting ongoing battles for control of key towns. The attacks are part of the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese military and paramilitaries since April 2023.

    13 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 12 August

  1. Sudan's RSF launches largest coordinated drone assault in months

    Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on the capital Khartoum and army-controlled cities including El-Obeid, Atbara, and El-Damer on Wednesday, in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months since the war began in April 2023.

    12 August 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 23 July

  1. U.S. imposes new sanctions on Sudan's army over chemical weapons use

    The U.S. imposed additional sanctions on Sudan effective July 20, 2026, accusing the Sudanese army of using chemical weapons during the war that began in April 2023. The measures include restrictions on Sudan's access to loans, financial assistance from international institutions, and tighter export and transaction controls.

    23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 7 July

  1. Sudan war kills, injures at least 330 children since January

    The UN's children's agency reported that the war between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed or injured at least 330 children in the first six months of 2026, with more than 200 killed and at least 100 maimed, mostly in Kordofan and Darfur. UNICEF noted that children are being killed and injured in homes, on roads, in markets, and while accessing education and healthcare.

    7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Sudan war kills or maims 330 children in first half 2026

    The UN's children's agency UNICEF reported that the war in Sudan between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed or injured at least 330 children in the first six months of 2026, including more than 200 killed and at least 100 maimed, mostly in the Kordofan and Darfur regions.

    7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 24 June

  1. Sudan city faces humanitarian catastrophe within weeks

    A UN official warned that El-Obeid, a Sudanese city encircled for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, faces humanitarian disaster within weeks unless aid access is urgently restored. Aid agencies have suspended missions due to worsening insecurity as fears grow of an imminent RSF offensive.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Sudan's El-Obeid faces humanitarian crisis without urgent aid

    The Sudanese city of El-Obeid, besieged for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, is "weeks" away from a humanitarian disaster unless aid is urgently allowed in, according to a UN official. Aid agencies have suspended missions as insecurity worsens, with warnings of conditions matching those seen in the Darfur city of El-Fasher.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 12 May

  1. Drone attack kills six in Sudan's Darfur region

    A drone strike killed six people in the paramilitary-controlled city of Al-Daein in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and wounded five others, according to a medical source and residents. Drone strikes by Sudan's army and the RSF have intensified in recent months, killing at least 880 civilians between January and April, according to the UN.

    12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 8 May

  1. Fighting escalates in Sudan's Blue Nile, displacing thousands

    Sudan's three-year war has expanded into Blue Nile state, where an overcrowded camp now houses thousands fleeing a surge in fighting between the army and paramilitary forces. Displaced residents report severe shortages of food and medicine, with at least 450 people killed in the state between January and March 2024.

    8 May 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 27 April

  1. Volunteers document thousands of dead in Sudan's war

    In Khartoum, volunteers run a makeshift morgue where they photograph bodies, search for identifying information, post images to social media for 72 hours in hopes families will claim them, and prepare the unclaimed for Muslim burial according to custom.

    27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →

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