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Fighting in Blue Nile State Forces Thousands to Flee Amid Flooding, DNHR Condemns Attacks

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has forced thousands of residents to flee parts of southeastern Blue Nile State, according to civil society monitors and witnesses. The displacement from the eastern areas of Geissan locality follows intense clashes last week, after the Tasis (Founding) Coalition, an alliance aligned with the […]

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Drone Strike on North Darfur Traditional Court Kills Tribal Leaders Amid Escalation Around El Obeid

On Sunday, Sudanese army drones struck a traditional court in Garra al-Zawaya, a North Darfur village under Rapid Support Forces (RSF) control. Emergency Lawyers reported at least 35 people killed, while the RSF’s self-declared administration put the toll at 37 dead and 50 wounded. Among the dead were four tribal leaders and two RSF commanders, […]

Civilians Killed in Wave of Attacks Across Blue Nile, Kordofan as Sudan’s Conflict Widens

A series of attacks across Blue Nile and Kordofan states this week left dozens of civilians dead, including children, as fighting between the Sudanese army, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied groups continues to spread into new regions of the country. Drone strike on displaced civilians in Blue Nile A Sudanese army drone strike […]

Drone Attacks Kill at Least 18 Civilians Across North Kordofan in Three Days CategoriesAerial bombardment Global Advocacy Security Situation

Drone Attacks Kill at Least 18 Civilians Across North Kordofan in Three Days

The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) documents a series of drone attacks carried out between 6 and 8 June 2026 across North Kordofan State that killed at least 18 civilians and left dozens more wounded, striking a market, villages, civilian vehicles, and a fuel station. The attacks were carried out by the warring parties […]

On Ramadan's first day, a drone struck families collecting water in Um Rasuma, West Kordofan. 26 killed, including 15 children. No military presence. CategoriesAerial bombardment Arbitrary Killings SAF Security Situation

Ramadan Begins with Bloodshed: Drone Strike Kills 26 Civilians, Including 15 Children, at Water Well in West Kordofan 

On the first day of Ramadan, the village of Um Rasuma in West Kordofan State became the site of a devastating drone strike that killed 26 civilians, including 15 children, and wounded 14 others. The attack targeted residents gathering at the village’s main water source to secure drinking water for their families.  The strike occurred at approximately […]

SAF Drone Strike Kills Dozens at Market in North Darfur

December 20, 2025 | Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State On December 20, 2025, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a drone strike on Al-Hara Al-Atroun market in Al-Malha Locality, North Darfur State, killing dozens of unarmed civilians and completely destroying the market. The Attack The attack killed dozens of civilians, including at least seven women, […]

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DNHR Condemns Drone Attack Killing UNISFA Peacekeepers as a War Crime.

December 14, 2025 DNHR expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the drone strike that killed six soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166592 at a military base in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Under international humanitarian law, United Nations peacekeeping […]

Darfur’s Deepening Catastrophe: What Is Happening in El Fasher and Why the World Must Not Look Away 

KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE  Darfur is entering one of the darkest chapters in its 20-year history of violence. The fall of El Fasher on 26 October 2025 — after nearly 560 days of siege — has triggered a wave of killings, mass displacement, sexual violence, and starvation that UN officials describe as “terrifying,” “unprecedented,” […]