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Sudan war: latest news and tension level
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- Inside Sudan’s WarInternational Crisis Group · 16h ago
- Meeting between the Russian Ambassador to South Sudan and the Mayor of JubaRussia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs · 6h ago
- South Sudan’s President Jettisons Unity Government and Hardens Grip on PowerInternational Crisis Group · 16h ago
- UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, calls for truceAl Jazeera · 19h ago
- US envoy meets Sudanese army chief in EgyptAl-Monitor · 23h ago
- US envoy attends event with Sudanese army chief in EgyptAl-Monitor · 23h ago
- UN Human Rights Council 63: Introductory Statement on the draft resolution on SudanUK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · 1d ago
- Meeting of the Russian Ambassador to South Sudan with the Chairman of the National High-Level Committee on the Final Status of the Abyei Area - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationRussia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs · 1d ago
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Background
Since April 2023, Sudan's army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for control of the country. The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions and caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, including famine.
Some of the worst violence has been in Darfur, where the RSF and allied militias have been accused of mass atrocities, and around the city of El Fasher.
Background last updated October 2026.
Key facts
- Parties
- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
- Since
- April 2023
- Main areas
- Khartoum, Darfur, El Fasher, Kordofan
- Related
- Red Sea & Yemen