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Sudan War: Live Tracker

Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been at war since April 2023. This page records what has been reported, who reported it, and how sure we are. We check it once a day while the fighting continues.

Checked once a day, around 06:00 East Africa Time. Last check: 3 Oct 2026, 12:21 EAT. Latest new development added: 3 Oct 2026, 12:21 EAT.

What we know now

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF is in its fourth year. Aid workers estimate it has killed more than 200,000 people and displaced more than 13 million. Counts vary widely and none is verified.
The RSF has held all of Darfur since it took El Fasher on 26 October 2025. The fighting has since centred on Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan.
In Kordofan, the army has the upper hand in the north, the RSF in the west, and South Kordofan remains contested, Al Jazeera reports.
RSF drone strikes continue on El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan. The army says it has taken the RSF's largest stronghold in North Kordofan. That claim is not independently confirmed.
The World Food Programme says 20 million people face acute hunger and 200,000 are at the starvation level of the IPC scale, the global hunger-rating system.
There are no direct talks between the army and the RSF. The United States is pushing for a 90-day humanitarian truce.

The fronts

North Kordofan and El Obeid

Reported

Army holds the corridor. The RSF strikes by drone.

The army has held the reopened Khartoum to El Obeid corridor and towns it retook in late July. The RSF keeps contesting the corridor and striking El Obeid with drones. On 1 October a drone strike on a University of Kordofan dormitory killed five people and wounded 47, the Sudan Doctors Network said. The RSF did not comment. An army source says the army retook al-Mazroub on 2 October. We have not confirmed that. The UN says more than 300,000 people have been displaced from Kordofan since the RSF took El Fasher, Arab News reported.

As of 2 October

Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast · Sudan Tribune · Al Jazeera, al-Mazroub · Arab News

South Kordofan

Reported

Contested.

South Kordofan remains contested, Al Jazeera reports. The Sudan Doctors Network last month accused the RSF-allied SPLM-N, a rebel movement, of an artillery attack on the town of Dilling. The World Food Programme condemned a 30 August strike on food trucks near Dilling that destroyed more than 50 metric tons of food.

As of 2 October

Sources: Al Jazeera, al-Mazroub · Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast

Darfur

Confirmed

Held by the RSF since October 2025.

The RSF took El Fasher on 26 October 2025 after an 18-month siege and now controls all of Darfur. A UN-backed review confirmed famine in El Fasher and in Kadugli, South Kordofan, in November 2025.

As of 2 October

Sources: Al Jazeera, October 2025 round-up · IPC Famine Review Committee · Arab News

The drone war

Reported

Both sides use drones. Civilians are being hit.

A UN fact-finding mission reported on 3 September that foreign-supplied drones strengthen both the RSF and the army. It said repeated RSF drone strikes on El Obeid between July and August may amount to war crimes. A separate strike near a courthouse in Umm Rawaba, North Kordofan, killed 13 civilians, according to the Security Council Report.

As of 2 October

Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast

Hunger and displacement

Confirmed

The world's largest hunger and displacement crisis.

The World Food Programme's acting director said on 14 September that 20 million people face acute hunger, 14 million are displaced and 200,000 are at the starvation level of the IPC scale. Human Rights Watch says both sides have wilfully obstructed aid.

As of 14 September

Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast · Human Rights Watch, World Report 2026

Diplomacy and sanctions

Reported

No direct talks. A truce push is under way.

The United States says it is working with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey and European partners on a new humanitarian truce push. The Quad, made up of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the US, is divided. The UN Security Council extended its Sudan sanctions regime to 9 October and is expected to vote on a longer extension this month. The US withheld a visa for army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to attend the UN General Assembly, Reuters and other outlets reported.

As of 2 October

Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast · The National · Al-Monitor

The Ethiopia link

Claimed

Accusation and denial.

Sudan's army accuses Ethiopia of letting the RSF launch drones from Ethiopian territory. Ethiopia calls the accusation baseless. Sudan's deputy head of state, Malik Agar, said on 16 September that Sudan does not want war with Ethiopia. See our Ethiopia tracker.

As of 2 October

Sources: Radio Tamazuj

What we cannot verify

Who actually holds al-Mazroub. The army says it took the town. We have no independent confirmation.
How many people have died. Estimates range from tens of thousands to more than 200,000, and no count is verified.
Whether the RSF launches drones from Ethiopian territory. Sudan's army says so. Ethiopia denies it.
How much foreign fighters and weapons have changed the war beyond what the UN fact-finding mission documented.
Whether any direct talks are under way. Reporting says there are none.
Conditions inside besieged or isolated towns in South Kordofan such as Dilling and Kadugli.

Timeline

2 OctClaimed
The army said it captured al-Mazroub, which an army source called the RSF's largest stronghold in North Kordofan. A spokesman said the town links North and West Kordofan and that taking it advances the aim of cutting RSF supply lines.
Sources: Al Jazeera, al-Mazroub
2 OctReported
Drone strikes on a university dormitory and a centre sheltering displaced families in El Obeid killed at least 10 people this week, a Sudanese rights group and a medical source said. The UN says more than 300,000 people have been displaced from Kordofan since the RSF took El Fasher, Arab News reported.
Sources: Arab News
1 OctReported
An RSF drone strike on a University of Kordofan dormitory in El Obeid killed five civilians and wounded 47, the Sudan Doctors Network said. The RSF did not immediately comment.
Sources: Sudan Tribune
1 OctConfirmed
Al Jazeera's mapping shows that one in five recorded attacks since the war began in April 2023 has been in Kordofan. The army has the upper hand in the north, the RSF in the west, and South Kordofan is contested.
Sources: Al Jazeera, battle for Kordofan
26 SepReported
US adviser Massad Boulos said Washington is hardening its position on Sudan, with sanctions and an effort to widen the arms embargo to the whole country. The US withheld a visa for army chief Burhan to attend the UN General Assembly, outlets reported.
Sources: The National · Al-Monitor
19 SepConfirmed
Boulos said the United States was working with Quad partners, Qatar, Turkey and European counterparts on a renewed push for a humanitarian truce.
Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast
16 SepClaimed
Sudan's army accuses Ethiopia of letting the RSF launch drones from its territory. Ethiopia says the accusation is baseless. Sudan's deputy head of state, Malik Agar, said Sudan does not want a war with Ethiopia.
Sources: Radio Tamazuj
14 SepConfirmed
The World Food Programme's acting director, Carl Skau, called Sudan the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis. He said 20 million people face acute hunger, 14 million are displaced and 200,000 are at the starvation level of the IPC scale.
Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast
11 SepConfirmed
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2828, extending the Sudan sanctions regime, including the arms embargo, to 9 October, and the expert panel's mandate to 9 November.
Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast
9 SepReported
A drone strike on a college in El Obeid tore the roof off the building and killed a security guard, the college's dean told Reuters.
Sources: Al Jazeera, battle for Kordofan

Earlier entries (5)

3 SepConfirmed
A UN fact-finding mission reported that foreign recruitment and support networks are driving the war. It found up to 2,000 former Colombian military contractors working alongside RSF units, and foreign-supplied drones strengthening both sides. It said RSF drone strikes on El Obeid in July and August may amount to war crimes, and that conduct in El Fasher displayed hallmarks of genocide.
Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast
30 AugReported
The World Food Programme condemned a drone strike on food trucks outside Dilling, South Kordofan, that destroyed more than 50 metric tons of food. A separate strike near a courthouse in Umm Rawaba, North Kordofan, killed 13 civilians.
Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast
Late JulyReported
The army retook towns in North Kordofan and reopened the Khartoum to El Obeid corridor, which it has held since.
Sources: Security Council Report, October 2026 forecast
3 Nov 2025Confirmed
The UN-backed IPC Famine Review Committee confirmed famine in El Fasher and Kadugli, with at least 20 more areas at risk.
Sources: IPC Famine Review Committee
26 Oct 2025Confirmed
The RSF captured El Fasher after a siege that began in May 2024, and now effectively controls all of Darfur.
Sources: Al Jazeera, October 2025 round-up · Human Rights Watch, World Report 2026

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