Timeline of the Sudanese civil war (2026)
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The following is a timeline of the Sudanese civil war in 2026.
January
1 January
Hamid Ali Abubakar, the commander-in-chief of the RSF-aligned faction of the Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council (RAC) and concurrent security adviser to Hemedti, was killed in a drone strike on a meeting of RSF and allied commanders in Damrat al-Firdous, Central Darfur.[1]
3 January
The RSF carried out drone strikes on El-Obeid and White Nile State.[2] An airstrike against a power station in El-Obeid left the city without electricity.[3][4]
Up to 64 civilians were killed in SAF airstrikes on Hemedti's hometown of Al Zorg that destroyed the town's hospital, and also killed two of Hemedti's relatives and local tribal leader Bashir Barma Baraka Allah.[5]
The RSF and allied groups claimed to have taken El Bardab, north of Kadugli.[6]
4 January
The Sudan Liberation Movement-Abdel Wahid (SLM-AW), a neutral rebel group, ordered the replacement of Sudanese state symbols with its own in the Liberated Areas in Central and North Darfur.[7]
5 January
The SAF claimed to have intercepted a drone attack by the RSF on Merowe.[8]
Thirteen people, including eight children, were killed in an RSF drone strike on a house in El-Obeid, according to the Sudan Doctors' Network.[9]
7 January
One soldier was killed in a suspected RSF drone strike on a Sudan Shield Forces (SSF) camp in the Butana plains in Gezira State.[10]
9 January
The RSF and its allies, the Sudan Liberation Forces Gathering and the Justice and Equality Movement, attacked positions of the Darfur Joint Protection Force (JDF) at the Chad–Sudan border.[11]
The SAF carried out airstrikes on RSF positions in Darfur and Kordofan. The SAF claimed 240 military vehicles were wrecked and hundreds of RSF members were killed. The SAF also claimed a Turkish Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı drone operated by the RSF was shot down over Nyala Airport. In South Kordofan, the SPLM-N (al-Hilu) said 13 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike on Um Jamina in Al-Sunut County.[12]
10 January
The JDF accused the RSF of killing and kidnapping 19 people in Jirjira, North Darfur.[13]
11 January
The SAF-aligned government announced its complete return to Khartoum, having operated in Port Sudan as the temporary capital since 2023.[14]
The SAF conducted strikes against a supply convoy in Yabus, Blue Nile State, near the Ethiopia–Sudan border.[15]
Five people were killed and 20 injured in an RSF drone strike on a market in Kartala, South Kordofan.[16]
12 January
At least 27 people were killed and 73 others were wounded by an RSF drone strike on an army base in Singa. The attack reportedly targeted a meeting between government and SAF officials at the base. The governors of White Nile, Sennar, and Blue Nile States were confirmed to have been in attendance, but survived the attack.[17][18]
13 January
The SAF and allied groups claimed to have retaken Jirjira from the RSF.[19]
14 January
The SAF repelled an attack by the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) near Al-Kuwaik, close to Kadugli.[20]
The RSF was accused of abducting 97 young men from a gold mine in Eyal Bakhit, West Kordofan.[21]
15 January
The RSF carried out a cross-border attack into Chad while pursuing a JDF unit that fled into the country, killing seven Chadian soldiers at the Birak garrison near Tiné Djagaraba.[22][23]
Twelve people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a market in Dalang, South Kordofan.[24]
The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) and the RSF claimed to have repelled an SAF attack on Habila, 30 km (19 mi) from Dalang.[25]
18 January
The SAF repelled a large scale RSF attack on Wadi al-Hout in North Kordofan.[26]
20 January
The Central Bank of Sudan announced the resumption of its operations in Khartoum for the first time since the civil war began.[27]
21 January
The RSF detained 17 Zaghawas from Mahajeriya in East Darfur, including the head of the rural court.[28]
23 January
Five people were killed in an SAF drone strike on a market in Abu Zaima, North Kordofan.[29]
24 January
Two people were killed in an RSF drone strike on Dalang.[30] The RSF claimed to have shot down an SAF Bayraktar drone over the city.[29]
25 January
The SAF repelled a large-scale attack by the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) from South Sudan on Milkan and Al-Silak in Blue Nile State.[31]
26 January
27 January
Five people were killed in a drone strike on Dalang.[33]
28 January
Dozens of people were killed in an RSF drone strike on Dalang.[34]
30 January
The European Union imposed sanctions on seven individuals for their role in escalating the conflict in Sudan, including Hemedti's brother Major Algoney Hamdan Dagalo Musa, and Al-Misbah Abu Zaid Talha, commander of the SAF-allied Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion.[35]
The RSF carried out a drone attack on El-Obeid.[36]
February
1 February
A joint SAF-JDF force retook Al-Dashol, on the highway between Dalang and Kadugli.[37]
At least five people, including a senior RSF commander and a tribal leader, were killed in clashes with rival RSF factions in Khazan Jadid, East Darfur.[38]
3 February
The SAF said it had broken the RSF siege of Kadugli.[39] Later that day, RSF drone strikes on the city killed 15 people.[40]
The RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized the towns of Deim Mansour, Bashir Nuqu and Khor al-Budi near Kurmuk in Blue Nile state.[41]
4 February
One person was killed in an RSF drone strike on a military hospital in Kadugli.[42]
5 February
The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on six individuals over their role in sustaining the conflict, including three Colombians accused of recruiting mercenaries for the RSF, RSF field commander Hussein Barsham, and Sudan Shield Forces commander Abu Aqla Kikal.[43]
Twenty-two people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a military hospital in Kouik, South Kordofan.[44] An SAF drone strike on a market in West Kordofan injured 11 people.[45]
6 February
At least one person was killed in a series of RSF drone strikes on truck convoys in North Kordofan.[46]
7 February
A RSF drone attack on a vehicle carrying displaced families near Er Rahad killed at least 24 people including eight children.[47]
The SAF repelled an RSF attack on Al-Silak.[48]
8 February
Three people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a vehicle carrying food supplies near Umm Ruwaba in North Kordofan.[49]
10 February
The SAF said it destroyed a FK-2000 air defense system and drones used by the RSF in Ed Dubeibat.[50]
11 February
Two people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a mosque in Er Rahad.[51]
13 February
Two people were killed in RSF drone strikes on al-Kurgal, South Kordofan.[52]
The SAF shelled the RSF and SPLM-N (Toka)-held towns of Malkon and Yabus, near the Ethiopian border in Blue Nile state.[53]
14 February
An unspecified number of civilian casualties occurred following drone strikes by the RSF and SPLM-N (Toka) in Qaysan, Blue Nile state.[54]
15 February
Three people were killed in an RSF drone strike on Al-Mazmoum Hospital in Sennar State.[55]
At least 28 people were killed in a drone strike on a market outside Sodari in North Kordofan.[56]
The SAF claimed to have destroyed an RSF air defence system in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan.[57]
16 February
At least 26 people were killed in a suspected SAF drone strike on a displacement shelter in El Sunut, West Kordofan.[58]
18 February
The World Food Programme delivered humanitarian aid to Dalang and Kadugli for the first time since 2024.[59]
One person was killed in an RSF drone strike on Kurmuk.[60]
19 February
The United States imposed sanctions on RSF commanders Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed for their actions at El Fasher. The three were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[61]
Three aid workers were killed in an RSF drone attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Katala as it was travelling to Dalang and Kadugli.[62]
21 February
The RSF claimed to have taken Tina, along the border with Chad and North Darfur. The JDF denied the claim.[63]
22 February
RAC leader Musa Hilal, who was in conflict with the RSF, survived an RSF drone attack on his guest house in Mustariha, North Darfur. A separate attack on the town killed several RAC leaders and injured Hilal's son.[64]
23 February
The RSF attacked Mustariha, leaving 28 civilians dead.[65]
Chad imposed an indefinite closure of its border with Sudan after RSF fighters entered the country while fleeing from SAF forces in Tina.[66]
24 February
The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on four RSF commanders, including Hemedti's brother Abdul Rahim Dagalo, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed, Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed, for atrocities committed in El Fasher.[67]
25 February
The RAC announced Musa Hilal's arrival in SAF-controlled territory outside Darfur following the RSF attack on Mustariha.[68]
26 February
The RSF and SPLM-N carried out drone strikes on Geissan in Blue Nile state.[69]
28 February
Nine people were killed in RSF drone strikes on El-Obeid.[70]
March
1 March
The RSF and SPLM-N claimed to have taken the SAF garrison at al-Taqma, 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Dalang, and cut the road linking Dalang and Habila.[71]
2 March
Twelve people were injured in an RSF drone strike on the British Hospital in El-Obeid.[72]
3 March
The RSF encirled Kadugli and cut the Dilling-Kadugli road, effectively restarting the Siege of Kadugli.
4 March
Five people were killed by RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) shelling in Dalang.[73]
Eighteen people were killed in an SAF airstrike on Muglad.[74]
5 March
The SAF claimed to have retaken Bara in North Kordofan from the RSF.[74] Shortly afterwards, the RSF looted and burned the nearby village of Umm Kuraidim,[75] killing seven people.[76]
The RSF claimed to have taken El Bardab, north of Kadugli.[77]
Twenty-eight people were killed by RSF shelling in Dalang.[74]
7 March
At least 34 people were killed in SAF drone strikes on Abu Zabad.[78]
8 March
Six people were killed in an SAF drone strike on a fuel market in Ed Daein,[79] while 10 others were killed in a similar attack in Nyala.[80] The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) said 17 people were killed in a separate SAF attack on a market in Jald, South Kordofan.[81]
9 March
The United States included the Islamic Movement in Sudan and its armed wing, the Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion, to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.[82]
10 March
At least 52 people were killed in a suspected SAF drone strike on a civilian convoy near Al-Fulah, West Kordofan.[83]
Seven people were killed by RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) shelling in Dalang.[84]
11 March
At least 17 people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a school in Shukeiri, White Nile State.[85]
At least 20 people were killed in an SAF drone strike on Abu Zabad.[86]
12 March
At least 11 people were killed drone strike on Adikong market in West Darfur, near the Chadian town of Adré. Médecins Sans Frontières attributed the attack to the SAF.[87][88]
The SAF claimed to have retaken Jort East and the Ballamo camp in Blue Nile state from the RSF and SPLM-N (Touka).[89]
13 March
Thirteen RSF militants, including a major general, were killed in an SAF drone strike on their convoy in Foro Baranga, West Darfur.[90]
15 March
Enagi Abdullah, a commander of the Islamist and pro-SAF paramilitary group Popular Resistance, was arrested after making remarks in support of Iran amid the 2026 Iran war that had been disavowed by the SAF-led government.[91]
16 March
The RSF retook Bara as well as Karnoi in North Darfur, near the border with Chad.[92]
The RSF claimed to have taken Tina, which the JDF denied, adding that it had killed an RSF field commander during the attack.[93][94] At least 17 people were reported killed in the fighting.[95]
17 March
The RSF burned a truck convoy transporting staple crops near En Nahud on its way to El-Obeid.[96]
18 March
The RSF was accused of killing 12 people in Shuraim Mima, north of Bara.[97]
A drone that originated from Sudan hit the Chadian border town of Tinè, killing 17 people.[98]
19 March
The Chadian National Army carried out a security operation in Tinè following the drone attack the previous day, resulting in the seizure of weapons and the arrest of several Sudanese refugees accused being JDF members.[99][100] Chad also closed its border with Sudan.[101]
20 March
Seventy people were killed and 146 injured in an SAF airstrike on the Ed Daein Hospital. The attack left over two million people without proper medical coverage according to the World Health Organization.[102][103]
An RSF drone strike on Al Dabbah injured three people and hit a power station, causing blackouts.[104]
24 March
The RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) took Kurmuk, near the Ethiopian border in Blue Nile State. The offensive displaced over 73,000 people.[105][106]
25 March
The RSF massacred 16 civilians in El Fasher.[107]
A drone strike in RSF-controlled Saraf Omra, North Darfur killed 22 people and injured 17. Six people were killed and 10 injured in a suspected RSF strike on a civilian truck in North Kordofan.[108]
27 March
SAF drones struck RSF positions amassed near Tina in North Darfur.[109]
Seven people were killed in an SAF airstrike on a funeral in Al-Sunut, South Kordofan.[110]
28 March
The SAF said it repelled an advance by the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) into the western and northern outskirts of Dalang.[111]
29 March
The SAF claimed to have repelled an RSF and SPLM-N attack on Al-Kaili in Blue Nile State, killing 94 fighters, capturing several others and destroying four combat vehicles.[112]
At least 14 people were killed following two days of shelling by the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) on Dalang.[113]
30 March
A pediatrician in Nyala was killed in an assault on his home by an RSF officer who was accompanied by several personnel.[114]
Osama Hassan, an official of the RSF-aligned Sudan Founding Coalition, was killed in SAF airstrikes on Nyala.[115]
April
1 April
Three people were injured in an RSF drone strike on a medical warehouse in Kosti.[116]
2 April
At least 12 people were killed in an RSF drone strike on Al-Jabalain hospital in White Nile State.[117] The RSF raided the Al-Usra Hospital in Ed Daein, injuring medical staff.[118]
Yasser al-Atta was appointed Chief of Staff of the SAF, succeeding Othman al-Hussein.[119]
6 April
The SAF retook Al-Tukma from the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu), reopening the road from Dalang to Habila.[120]
General al-Burhan issued a decree abolishing the positions of deputy commander and assistants to the commander-in-chief of the SAF.[121]
8 April
An SAF drone strike on a wedding in Kutum killed over 58 people and injured 100 more, including RSF members, and destroyed several homes.[122][123]
11 April
Four people were killed by the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) in the central market of Dalang.[124]
RSF major general Al-Nour Ahmed Adam aka Al-Nour Guba defected to the SAF amid a dispute with other RSF commanders.[125]
13 April
Twenty people were killed following two days of SAF drone strikes across Darfur.[126]
14 April
Three people were killed in an SAF drone strike in West Darfur that hit the Adukong border crossing with Chad.[127]
18 April
The SAF and allied groups launched a major ground operation in North and South Kordofan, with the JDF claiming the recapture of Kazgeil and Al-Hammadi in North Kordofan from the RSF.[128]
Three people were killed in an SAF airstrike on a hospital in Geneina.[129]
20 April
The SAF claimed to have retaken Mogja from the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu).[130]
23 April
Hemedti sentenced Major General Al-Nour Ahmed Adam, also known as Al-Nour al-Qubba, to death in absentia following his defection from the RSF earlier in the month.[131]
24 April
A drone strike in North Darfur destroyed a vehicle transporting emergency shelter kits for the UNHCR to Tawila.[132]
25 April
Seven people were killed and 22 others were injured in an RSF drone strike in El Obeid.[133]
The RSF claimed to have taken Al-Kaili in Blue Nile State, while the SAF claimed to have repelled an RSF attack on Sali, destroying 36 combat vehicles and capturing two others.[134]
27 April
Fifteen people were injured in an SAF drone strike on the Hamidiya IDP camp in Zalingei.[135]
28 April
The UN imposed sanctions on Hemedti's brother Al-Goney Hamdan Dagalo, who is also the director of procurement for the RSF.[136]
May
1 May
The RSF carried out drone strikes on Jabal Awliya, El Obeid and Rahad al-Nuba.[137]
2 May
Five people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a vehicle outside Khartoum.[138] A separate strike on the residence of SSF commander Abu Aqla Kaikal in Al-Kahli Zaidan, Gezira State, killed his brother and five other relatives.[139] An SAF drone strike on Balila in Kurmuk killed 10 people.[140]
3 May
An RSF drone strike hit the Kenana Sugar Company factory in Rabak, White Nile State.[141]
4 May
A drone strike hit Khartoum International Airport and military facilities across Khartoum, which the SAF blamed on the RSF. The SAF also blamed Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates for harboring the RSF and allowing the attack.[142]
5 May
Five people were killed in RSF drone strikes on two fuel stations in Kosti.[143]
7 May
The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) claimed to have taken the towns of Dukan and Keren Keren, south of Kurmuk.[144]
9 May
The SAF claimed to have retaken Al-Kaili.[145]
10 May
The SAF conducted drone strikes on Nyala, including one that targeted a house that was hosting a meeting of senior RSF leaders who left before the attack.[146]
11 May
Senior RSF commander Ali Rizq aka Al-Savanna announced his defection from the group.[147]
The RSF-aligned government based in Nyala formed a parallel central bank known as the Transitional Currency Council.[148]
12 May
A drone strike near a market in Karnoi, North Darfur, killed and injured many civilians.[149] A suspected SAF drone strike killed two people in Geneina.[150]
13 May
At least 61 people were reported killed following clashes between the SPLM-N (al-Hilu) and members of the Atoro tribe in Kauda, South Kordofan.[151]
The RSF claimed to retaken Mogja from the SAF and shot down an SAF Bayraktar Akinci drone over Nyala.[152]
14 May
The SAF carried out drone strikes on RSF targets in Nyala.[153]
15 May
The SAF retook Khor Hasan in Blue Nile State.[154]
Former RSF commander Al-Savanna went to Khartoum following his defection. He later announced his intention to fight alongside the SAF.[155]
18 May
The SAF retook Kern Kern and Doukan in Blue Nile State,[156] and broke the RSF siege of Dalang for the third time.[157]
19 May
An SAF drone strike on a market in Ghabesh, West Kordofan, killed 28 people.[158]
21 May
Six people were injured in an RSF drone strike that destroyed a warehouse storing medical supplies in Dalang.[159] A later report said two people were also killed in the same airstrike.[160]
The RSF-aligned government in Nyala appointed former Central Bank of Sudan governor Hussein Yahya Jangoul as governor of its Transitional Currency Council.[148]
23 May
The SAF claimed to have shot down a drone that originated from Ethiopia near Ed Damazin.[161]
24 May
The SAF retook Al-Barka, near Kurmuk.[162]
Fourteen people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a market in Tina.[163]
25 May
Five people were killed in an RSF drone strike on a market in Kornoi.[163]
26 May
The SAF retook Abdaqla, Adi, Washimbu, Um Shanqar, and Kinshinkaru in Qaysan, Blue Nile State, and forced the RSF to retreat to the Ethiopian border.[164]
28 May
At least 58 people were killed in RSF attacks on the villages of Al-Murra, Um Saadoun al-Sharif, and Al-Radha in West Bara, North Kordofan.[165][166]
The SAF claimed to have repelled a joint RSF and SPLM-N (Toka) attack on the Amora station in Qaysan, Blue Nile State.[167]
30 May
Ten people were killed in a drone strike on two vehicles traveling along the Abu Zabad–Al-Fula road in West Kordofan.[168] Ten people were killed in a separate attack in Umm Dukhun, Central Darfur.[169]
The SAF claimed to have shot down an RSF drone over Kenana, White Nile State.[170]
31 May
Tribal clashes erupted in South Darfur between the Beni Halba and Salamat tribes involving the use of RSF vehicles on both sides.[171] At least 50 people were reported killed.[172]
June
1 June
Twelve people were killed after three missiles targeted a market and a rural hospital in Kubum, South Darfur. Eight people were killed in a drone strike in Umm Rawaba, North Kordofan, while four were killed in a separate attack in Ardamata, West Darfur.[173][169]
4 June
Nine people were killed in a drone strike on Kubum.[174]
5 June
The RSF carried out drone strikes on SAF positions on Omdurman, Ed Damazin and Abu Jubeiha in South Kordofan.[175]
Four people were killed in SAF drone strikes in Hamrat El Sheikh, North Kordofan.[176]
6 June
Eleven people were killed in a SAF drone strike in Hamrat al-Sheikh.[176]
8 June
Three people were killed in an RSF drone strike on two vehicles in Sudri, North Kordofan.[177]
9 June
The SAF intercepted several RSF drones over Khartoum.[178]
An SAF drone strike destroyed the Ardamata Bridge in Geneina leading to Chad.[179]
The Switzerland-based Legal Action Worldwide, representing victims of the civil war, filed a complaint against the RSF in Kenya for war crimes, marking the first such legal action against the group outside Sudan.[180]
10 June
At least 23 people were killed in RSF drone strikes in El Obeid and Jebel Kordofan.[181]
11 June
An RSF drone strike in El Obeid killed 16 people and injured dozens. Sites near the SAF 5th Infantry Division headquarters were also targeted.[182] An RSF strike on a fuel station in Tendalti killed a worker and injured several others.[183]
13 June
The SAF said that it repelled a joint RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) attack targeting Amouri, Blue Nile State, causing heavy casualties.[184]
16 June
Several people were reported killed in shelling and drone strikes blamed on Egyptian forces targeting gold mines in River Nile State.[185]
18 June
At least 50 civilians were reported killed following 10 days of drone strikes on El Obeid and North Kordofan.[186] An RSF drone strike on a car in al-Malha killed nine people and injured 12 others, including several seriously, while an SAF drone strike on a market in the same town injured several people.[187]
The RSF-aligned government ordered the suspension of operations by Médecins Sans Frontières from areas under its control, citing allegations of sexual abuses on refugees in eastern Chad.[188]
19 June
RSF drone strikes caused blackouts in El Obeid after hitting its power grid, fuel stations, and tankers.[189]
SPLM-N (Angalo) fighters reportedly killed three people in Kauda, including a Catholic priest.[190]
20 June
The RSF claimed to have taken Surkum in the Kurmuk sector.[191]
The SAF said that it conducted extensive drone strikes against RSF positions across North Kordofan to thwart a possible assault on El Obeid.[192]
21 June
An RSF drone strike on a fuel station in Kosti killed one person and injured 14.[193]
22 June
Two people were killed in a drone strike on El-Obeid.[194] Another person was killed and several were injured in an alleged SAF drone strike on a market in Al-Sayyah, North Darfur.[195] The UN reported that strikes on the city from 18–21 June hit a power substation and fuel station among other targets. Sudan Doctors Network reported the strikes caused shutdown of medical facilities, including a dialysis center, and water stations.[196]
Two key bridges south of Umm Ruwaba were targeted by drones.[196]
A rival Otoro faction captured much of Kauda from the SPLM-N (al-Hilu), setting fire to government sites, churches, and humanitarian offices.[197]
23 June
The SAF claimed to have retaken Al-Bar following an offensive near the Ethiopian border in Geissan District in Blue Nile State against the SPLM-N (Touka).[198] The RSF claimed that it captured Ambro in North Darfur.[199] According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), approximately 1,430 people were displaced from Shatmarta, Sangari, Goz Laban, Dal Barida, and Khair Wajid in North Darfur.[200]
The UNHCR published a report on the weaponization of sexual violence in Sudan, finding it "unprecedented in terms of the scale, prevalence and brutality of its widespread use as a weapon of war". UNHCR said it identified 546 incidents of conflict-related sexual violence affecting 838 victims, which represented "only the tip of the iceberg ... as severe and persistent underreporting and verification challenges continue to constrain the ability to capture the full scale and reality of sexual violence."[201][202]
24 June
The RSF announced that it captured Furuawiya in North Darfur.[199]
25 June
An RSF drone strike on a fuel station in Rabak killed two people and injured several others. Another drone targeting El Obeid's Airport neighborhood was shot down by the SAF.[203]
26 June
An RSF drone strike on a fuel station in El Obeid killed one person and injured four others.[204] According to the Sudan Humanitarian Aid Commission, the RSF attacked a humanitarian truck en route to El Obeid near El Rahad, killing a driver and wounding several others.[205] Eight students at El Jeel El Raed Private Girls’ School were injured by debris from a drone strike.[206]
The US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against five individuals and three corporations accused of supplying weapons and recruiting fighters for the RSF and SAF.[207]
27 June
The SAF announced that it recaptured Abu Qamra in North Darfur from the RSF during a joint offensive with allied militias.[208]
29 June
The SAF's Fourth Infantry Division announced that it recaptured the areas of Magaja and Sarkam in Blue Nile State from the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu).[209] The JDF meanwhile announced the recapture of Kulbus in West Darfur from the RSF.[210]
Sudan declared a cholera outbreak in West Kordofan, with the Health Ministry reporting 838 suspected cases, seven confirmed cases, and 117 deaths as of 20 June.[211]
30 June
The SAF announced that in the past two weeks, it had destroyed 224 RSF military vehicles and captured 36, while destroying two ammunition depots and two fuel depots.[212]
July
1 July
The UN said that a drone attack near Tandalti struck a humanitarian aid truck en route to South Kordofan, destroying 50 tonnes of aid. Additional drone attacks in Kosti injured three civilians.[213]
Amnesty International released a report accusing the RSF of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its siege of El Fasher and the El Fasher massacre.[214] The Sudan Doctors Network said that 20 medical workers were believed to be detained by the RSF in El Fasher after they went missing following the capture of the city in October 2025.[215]
2 July
The SAF said that it shot down an RSF long-range FH-95 drone over Tandalti.[216]
The SAF and allied Darfur militias recaptured Jebel Moon, 70 km (43 mi) from Geneina.[217]
3 July
The IOM reported that the number of newly displaced people in Kordofan rose from 132,000 in February to more than 219,000 by late June, with El Obeid holding over 83,000 IDPs.[218]
4 July
The Ugandan government announced that it recognized the SAF-led government as the sole authority in Sudan and rejected the establishment of a parallel government.[219]
5 July
The RSF attacked the Zaghawa villages of Qarboura, Oruwa, Um Marahik, Kourbia, Abu Leiha, and Ana Baji in North Darfur, killing and injuring dozens of civilians and displacing thousands to Chad.[220]
7 July
Drone strikes on civilian vehicles in RSF-controlled territory in North Kordofan killed 15 people, including five women.[221] Another drone strike in Dalang killed two children and injured several others.[222]
The SAF said that it shot down a Chinese-made FH-95 drone over North Kordofan.[223]
8 July
The SAF said that it recaptured Kurmuk from the RSF and the SPLM-N (al-Hilu).[224]
10 July
The RSF captured Kulbus after the SAF withdrew from the city, 10 days after it was recaptured by the SAF and allied militias.[225]
13 July
The SAF said that it shot down a Chinese-made FH-95 strategic drone northwest of El Obeid.[226]
A court in Port Sudan sentenced Hemedti and 15 other senior RSF commanders to death in absentia for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide over atrocities committed in West Darfur.[227]
14 July
The SAF announced that its 4th Infantry Division's 13th Brigade and its Special Operations unit had recaptured Fashfoun in Blue Nile State from the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu).[228]
The European Union imposed a ban on the purchase, import and transfer of gold from Sudan, citing the role of the trade in financing the conflict.[229]
16 July
The UK imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and entities linked to illicit gold and financial networks accused of funding both the RSF and the SAF during the conflict.[230]
20 July
The US State Department imposed sanctions against the SAF, accusing it of using chemical weapons while fighting the RSF in Khartoum in 2024.[231] A Saudi plane carrying 10 tons of humanitarian aid sent by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center landed in Khartoum.[232]
21 July
A suspected RSF drone strike on a water hub in Tina killed 21 people and injured at least 30 others.[233] The SAF deployed reinforcements to sites in the Sahara, including al-Khanaq and al-Raheb in North Darfur.[234]
22 July
A drone strike from Sudan injured several civilians and damaged markets in Tiné Djagaraba, Chad.[235] UNICEF reported that a drone strike on a market in Al-Rahad in North Darfur killed six people, including two children, and injured 26 others.[236]
23 July
An SAF drone strike hit a group of displaced people in Badia in Blue Nile, killing and injuring dozens.[237]
24 July
An RSF attack in Burbur in North Kordofan killed 15 people and injured seven others, while RSF drone strikes targeted several water stations in Um Nabaq and Rahad Al-Nuba.[238]
25 July
A drone strike on a vehicle in Um Daraba in North Kordofan killed two people.[239]
26 July
A drone attack in Al-Sha'atout in North Kordofan hit a water well, a healthcare center, and a school, while an airstrike on a fuel vehicle in Um Badr killed and injured dozens of civilians.[239]
27 July
The SAF claimed full control over the Khartoum-El-Obeid highway.[240]
Hemedti granted his field commanders autonomy to launch military operations without approval from the RSF's central command.[241]
28 July
The RSF attacked Al-Jamama in North Kordofan, destroying a market and injuring dozens of people.[242]
29 July
A retreating RSF contingent from North Kordofan launched several reprisal raids against villages in the area, looting buildings and arresting alleged SAF collaborators. The SAF concurrently launched drone strikes against RSF convoys in Sowdari, Um Badr, and El Mazroub.[242]
30 July
The SAF conducted a wave of airstrikes against RSF positions in West and North Kordofan.[243]
August
2 August
An alleged SAF drone strike on a customary court in Kabkabiya District, North Darfur, killed 37 people and injured around 40 others. Several RSF field commanders and Rizeigat tribal leaders were among the casualties.[244]
4 August
The RSF said that it captured Bir Saliba in West Darfur after clashes with the JDF, during which RSF Brig. Gen. Mahdi Jebel Moon, who led operations north of Geneina, was killed.[245][246]
7 August
An RSF raid in Al-Tamid, near El Obeid, killed five people and injured several others. The SAF's 54th Brigade shot down an RSF kamikaze drone targeting military positions near Dilling.[247]