# Sudan War Map: Live SAF vs RSF Conflict Tracker Updated 10:28 UTC, 29 Oct 2026. Canonical: https://monitorworld.app/live/sudan-war-map UCDP recorded **45 armed-conflict events in Sudan** (30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026), with 277 deaths reported by UCDP. Our risk score for Sudan is 8/100. The war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest displacement crisis, and as of October 2026 no ceasefire is in force; the fighting has moved from Darfur to Kordofan. The list below shows the latest reports. ## Key numbers - Conflict events in Sudan (UCDP): **45** (30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026) - Deaths, UCDP best estimate: **277** (range 271-309) - Sudan risk score (our model): **8/100** (trend stable) - Media reports, past 3 days: **0** ## Sudan war news: latest reports No matching media reports in the past 3 days. ## Deadliest recorded events (UCDP, 30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026) - [CRIT] Sudan: Misseriya vs Ngok Dinka (2026-09-15, best estimate 40 (low 40, high 40), non-state, reported by UCDP) - [CRIT] Sudan: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2026-09-01, best estimate 31 (low 31, high 31), state-based, reported by UCDP) - [HIGH] Sudan: SFA vs Civilians (2026-09-03, best estimate 21 (low 21, high 21), one-sided, reported by UCDP) - [HIGH] Sudan: SFA vs Civilians (2026-09-24, best estimate 18 (low 18, high 18), one-sided, reported by UCDP) - [HIGH] Sudan: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2026-09-08, best estimate 18 (low 13, high 18), state-based, reported by UCDP) - [HIGH] Sudan: Government of Sudan vs SFA (2026-09-11, best estimate 13 (low 13, high 13), state-based, reported by UCDP) - [HIGH] Sudan: Fulani vs Masalit (2026-09-19, best estimate 12 (low 12, high 12), non-state, reported by UCDP) - [HIGH] Sudan: Fulani vs Masalit (2026-09-19, best estimate 10 (low 10, high 10), non-state, reported by UCDP) ## Key context ### Who is fighting whom (UCDP dyads) UCDP candidate events 30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026. Actor names are UCDP's own labels; deaths are UCDP best estimates, reported by UCDP. | Sides | Events | Deaths (best) | | --- | --- | --- | | Government of Sudan vs SFA | 26 | 128 | | SFA vs Civilians | 10 | 59 | | Misseriya vs Ngok Dinka | 2 | 42 | | Fulani vs Masalit | 3 | 31 | | Salamat Baggara vs Shurfa | 1 | 10 | | Farmers (Sudan) vs Herders (Sudan) | 1 | 4 | | Mahamid vs Salamat Baggara | 1 | 3 | | Government of Sudan vs Civilians | 1 | 0 | ### Who is fighting in Sudan The war began on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemedti"). The two had seized power together in a 2021 coup but fell out over merging the RSF into the army. The army retook Khartoum in March 2025 and holds the east, including Port Sudan, where the government is based. The RSF controls most of Darfur; on 26 October 2025 it took El Fasher, the army's last big stronghold in Darfur, amid reports of mass killings. In August 2025 the RSF and its allies swore in a rival government ("Tasis") based in Nyala. The fighting then moved to Kordofan: the RSF took Babanusa and the Heglig oil field in December 2025, the army broke the siege of Dilling in January 2026, and in June 2026 the UN warned of a battle for El Obeid (reported by [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/rsf-claims-seizure-of-key-heglig-oil-field-in-sudan) and [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/27/sudan-army-says-nearly-two-year-rsf-siege-of-key-town-broken)). For the city, the UN findings and where its people went, see the [El Fasher page](https://monitorworld.app/live/el-fasher). ### The humanitarian picture UN agencies describe Sudan as the world's largest displacement and hunger crisis. In June 2026 the IOM counted 8.8 million people displaced inside Sudan, and about 4.4 million who had returned home, mostly to Khartoum, Al Jazirah and Sennar ([IOM via ReliefWeb](https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/4-million-returns-sudan-risk-amid-fragile-conditions-iom-warns)); more than 4.5 million people have fled abroad (UN, April 2026). In November 2025 the IPC confirmed famine in El Fasher and Kadugli ([FAO](https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/famine-conditions-confirmed-in-sudan-fasher-and-kadugli-as-hunger-and-malnutrition-ease-where-conflict-subsides/en)). Casualty counts are very uncertain because access is limited; UCDP's figures here are its own estimates for the latest window, reported by UCDP. ## FAQ ### Who is fighting in Sudan? The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under General al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under General Dagalo (Hemedti), plus allied militias on both sides. The war started on 15 April 2023. ### What happened in El Fasher? El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, was besieged by the RSF for more than a year and fell to the RSF in October 2025. UN officials and aid groups reported mass killings of civilians and large displacement. The [El Fasher page](https://monitorworld.app/live/el-fasher) has the dated timeline and UN figures. ### How many people have died in the Sudan war? UCDP reports 277 deaths from 45 events in its latest window (30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026). Estimates for the whole war run to tens of thousands of direct deaths or more, and many more from hunger and disease; the true number is unknown. ### Is there a ceasefire in Sudan? No. As of October 2026 no ceasefire is in force. Several mediation efforts (Jeddah talks, the African Union, the Quad of the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt) produced short truces or proposals; in November 2025 the RSF said it accepted a Quad truce plan, but the army did not. On 6 October 2026 the UN Human Rights Council called for an immediate and complete ceasefire (reported by Al Jazeera). Check the dated news above. ## Get the app MonitorWorld is free on iPhone and Android, rated 4.7 from 52 ratings on the US App Store. - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6760610225 - Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.monitorworld ## Sources - [UCDP Candidate Events Dataset](https://ucdp.uu.se/): Uppsala Conflict Data Program, CC BY 4.0. Candidate (preliminary) events to 30 Sep 2026, not live. Fatalities are UCDP best / low / high estimates. - [The GDELT Project (DOC 2.0 API)](https://www.gdeltproject.org/): media reports, matched by keyword. Headlines link to the publisher; MonitorWorld does not verify them. - [MonitorWorld news digest](https://monitorworld.app/sources): headlines from public news feeds (Reuters, AP, BBC, Al Jazeera and others), severity rated by our model. 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