List of massacres in Sudan
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| Name | Date | Deaths | Involved | Location – Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilling siege | December 18–19, 2025 | 16 | RSF and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N) | Dilling, South Kordofan – At least 16 people including women, elderly residents and children were killed from artillery bombardment during a siege of the city by the RSF and the SPLM–N.[1][2] |
| Kadugli attack | December 13, 2025 | 6 | RSF (alleged) | Kadugli, South Kordofan – Six United Nations peacekeepers, all of them are Bangladeshi nationals, were killed and eight others were injured by a drone attack.[3] The SAF blamed the attack on the RSF. UN secretary general António Guterres stated that the attack was "unjustified" and may constitute as a war crime.[4] |
| Kalogi drone attacks | December 4, 2025 | 114–116 | RSF | Kalogi, South Kordofan – The Sudan Doctors' Network accused the RSF of attacking a kindergarten and hospital in Kalogi, killing more than a hundred people, including between 46 and 63 children.[5][6][7] |
| El Fasher massacre | October 26, 2025 – present | 60,000+ | RSF | El Fasher, North Darfur State[8] |
| Al-Arqam Home drone attack | October 11, 2025 | 53+ | RSF | El Fasher, North Darfur State – A drone attack by the RSF targeted a shelter for displaced families, killing 53 people including 14 children and 15 women while injuring 21 others.[9] |
| El Fasher drone strike | September 19, 2025 | 78+ | RSF | El Fasher, North Darfur State – The drone struck a mosque during morning prayers, killing at least 78 people and injuring 20 others.[10] |
| Abu Shouk camp attack | August 11, 2025 | 40 | RSF | El Fasher, North Darfur State – The RSF raided the camp, targeting civilians in their homes, killing 40 people and injuring 19 others.[11][12] |
| El-Obeid prison drone strike | May 10, 2025 | 21 | RSF | El-Obeid, North Kordofan – A drone strike by the RSF targeted a prison in El-Obeid, killing 21 and injuring 47 others.[13] |
| Al-Nahud massacre | May 2–3, 2025 | 300+ | RSF | Al-Nahud, West Kordofan[14] |
| Al-Salha massacre | April 27, 2025 | 31+ | RSF | Al-Salha, Omdurman – The RSF accused the victims, including minors, of being affiliated with the Sudanese Armed Forces. The Sudan Doctors Network condemned the massacre as a "war crime and a crime against humanity”.[15] |
| Zamzam and Abu Shouk refugee camp massacres | April 10-12, 2025 | 389+ | RSF | North Darfur State – Hundreds of structures including residences, marketplaces, and medical facilities destroyed.[16] |
| Tur'rah market massacre | March 25, 2025 | 61-270+ | Sudanese Armed Forces | West Darfur – A military spokesperson denied attacking civilians, claiming that it only attacked "legitimate hostile" targets.[17] |
| Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat massacres | February 15-17, 2025 | 200-433+ | RSF | El Geteina, White Nile State |
| 2025 Omdurman market attack | February 1, 2025 | 56 | RSF | Khartoum State – The Sabrein open market was attacked, killing 54 people and injuring more than 158.[18][19] |
| 2025 Saudi Hospital Attack | January 24, 2025 | 70+ | RSF | El Fasher, North Darfur State – An attack that killed at least 70 people and injured 19 others.[20] |
| Kabkabiya market airstrike | December 9, 2024 | 100+ | Sudanese Armed Forces | North Darfur State, Kabkabiya – An airstrike killed more than 100 people at a market.[21] |
| Khartoum North mosque airstrike | December 6, 2024 | 7 | Sudanese Armed Forces | Khartoum North, Khartoum State – An airstrike on a mosque by the Sudanese Armed Forces killing seven people.[22] |
| 2024 eastern Gezira State massacres | October 20, 2024 | 8,000+ | RSF | Gezira State – Mass killing of civilians in at least thirty Sudanese villages. |
| Galgani massacre | August 15, 2024 | 108+, 24+ women and minors | RSF | Sennar State |
| Wad An Nora massacre | June 5, 2024 | 150-200+ | RSF | Gezira State, Wad Al-Noora – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the village of Wad Al-Noora in Al-Jazira state, killing at least 100 civilians |
| Ardamata massacre | November 8, 2023 | 800–2000 | RSF, Janjaweed | West Darfur State See also: Masalit genocide |
| Taiba bridge massacre | August 23, 2023 | 42 | Undisclosed | South Darfur State |
| Geneina massacre | June 14–23, 2023 | 5,000+ | West Darfur State See also: Masalit genocide | |
| Misterei massacre | May 27-28, 2023 | 97 | RSF, Janjaweed | West Darfur State See also: Masalit genocide |
| Kreinik massacre | April 21, 2022 | 200+ Kreinik
10 Geneina |
RSF, Janjaweed | West Darfur State |
| Tangi and Bir Dagig massacres | April 9–10, 2022 | 12 | Gunmen | West Darfur State |
| Krinding massacre | January 16, 2021 | 163 | Janjaweed, Rapid Support Forces, and Mahameed Arab civilians | West Darfur State, El Geneina, Krinding IDP camp |
| 2020 Darfur attacks | July 12–26, 2020 | 89+ | North Darfur State, South Darfur State, West Darfur State | |
| 2019 June sit-in protest massacre | June 30, 2019 | 12 | Khartoum State and Kassala State, Obaid, Khartoum, Omdurman and Kassala – 100+ Injured[23][24] | |
| El Obeid Massacre[25] | July 29, 2019 | 8+ | RSF | North Kordofan, El-Obeid – six of the victims were children who were shot by the Rapid Support Forces Snipers. The children died through direct headshots and chest shots. |
| Khartoum massacre[25] also known as Ramadan massacre | June 3, 2019 | 350+[25] | Khartoum State, Khartoum – Witnesses say at least 650 killed | |
| 2019 May sit-in protest massacres | May 2019 | 168 | RSF, NISS | Khartoum State, Wad Madani, Gedarif, Khartoum –
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| 2008 Omdurman attack | May 10-12, 2008 | 220+ | JEM | Khartoum State, Khartoum and Omdurman – Darfur rebel group Justice and Equality Movement raided Khartoum and Omdurman, killing over 220 people.[28][29] It was the first time the Darfur conflict reached the capital, marking a significant escalation in a conflict that had already claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced 2.5 million since 2003.[30] |
| Darfur genocide | 2003–2005 | 100,000–200,000 | Al-Bashir regime | |
| 2000 Jarafa mosque massacre | December 9, 2000 | 23 | Khartoum State, Omdurman – 31 injured | |
| 1992 jihad against Nuba peoples | 1992–1993 | 100,000+ | Sudanese government: National Islamic Front (NIF) | South Kordofan, Nuba Mountains region – In 1992, a jihad against the indigenous Nuba peoples was declared. In 1993, a fatwa was issued, declaring that Nuba Muslims were not considered true Muslims, therefore just as much a target as Christians and followers of traditional beliefs. Entire villages were destroyed, civilians killed, raped or kidnapped.[31][32][33][34][35] See also: Sudanesischer Dschihad von 1992 (in German) and Bürgenstock Agreement |
| 1991 Bor massacre | November 15, 1991 | 2000+ | Nuer White Army and Nuer fighters from SPLA-Nasir | Today's South Sudan, Jonglei State, Bor See also: Second Sudanese Civil War |
| 1990 Kaldada massacre | April 1990 | 60 | [32] | |
| El Jebelein massacre | December 1989 | 200-1,500+ | [36] | |
| 1989 Angolo massacre | January–April 1989 | [32] | ||
| 1987 Saburi massacre | March 1987 | Nearly 100 | [32] | |
| 1987 Ed Daein massacre[37] | March 27–28 1987 | 1,000+ | Muraheleen (mainly Rizeigat militia) | East Darfur State, Ed Daein – Most of the victims were Dinka. |
| 1965 Juba and Wau massacres | July 1965 | 3,000+ | [38] |
