A rights group reported that Sudan's Sudanese Armed Forces struck Darfur by drone on August 2, killing 35 people; separately, a displaced-persons coordination body warned of imminent famine in Darfur as drought and soaring food prices cut off supplies

Sudan's Armed Forces and allied groups said on July 26-27 they captured three towns in North Kordofan, including Bara, after fierce fighting, claiming 62 RSF vehicles destroyed and 54 seized; the Rapid Support Forces denied losing the areas and said fighting was still ongoing; the SAF says the advance secures a supply route to El Obeid, the state capital encircled for weeks

A court in Port Sudan sentenced Rapid Support Forces paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, and 15 co-defendants to death in absentia on July 12, convicting them of killing West Darfur Governor Khamis Abbakar and of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur; the ruling is the first against RSF leadership since Sudan's civil war began in April 2023

The World Health Organization warned on July 10 that a new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 114 people and infected more than 1,300 across multiple states, and could worsen sharply as rainy-season flooding spreads contaminated water; the outbreak compounds a humanitarian crisis already driven by the ongoing war between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces

Sudan's Armed Forces and allied fighters retook Al-Kurmuk in Blue Nile State from the Rapid Support Forces on July 8-9, 2026, ending more than three months of RSF control; the town sits near the Ethiopian border and its recapture raises cross-border security concerns while potentially easing SAF supply-line pressure in the east

ICC deputy prosecutor Nazhat Khan says the court has obtained new evidence linking Rapid Support Forces leaders to alleged war crimes in Darfur, Sudan; UN experts say the crimes bear 'hallmarks of genocide'; Middle East Eye reports Khan's comments are her first since MEE revealed the office had shelved an RSF arrest warrant

Joint Forces declared full control of Kulbus on July 1 after decisive battles against the RSF; the border town sits roughly between Al-Tina and RSF-held El-Geneina, and Dabanga reports large RSF reinforcements already massing from El-Geneina toward the newly taken ground

Lighthouse Reports, Der Spiegel, Evident, and Sudan War Monitor identified four RSF military bases in eastern Libya, at Seweidiya near al-Kufra, Sabha, al-Jufra, and Camp 17 outside Benghazi, despite prior RSF denials; eight defectors described the network and an RSF spokesman confirmed 'The Emirates gave it to us'

Sudanese Armed Forces took Malken on June 26 in a push along the Blue Nile, opening a new axis against RSF and allied SPLM-N forces as fighting in North Kordofan and Darfur continues

Newly manufactured banknotes bearing a pre-war central bank governor's signature have appeared in Darfur, weeks after the RSF's parallel Tasis authority appointed its own central bank head

Eight simultaneous large-scale wars across Ukraine, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia are driving displacement, energy shocks, and geopolitical realignment.

Le Monde and US lawmakers say Abu Dhabi opened covert cargo routes via Ethiopia and CAR to keep arming the RSF, contradicting assurances given to Washington

The world's largest displacement and hunger crisis deepens as the war outpaces every truce plan; famine confirmed in El Fasher and Kadugli, Tawila overwhelmed

After taking El Fasher in October, the Rapid Support Forces redeploy armour toward central Sudan's army hub; the army answers with drones and the Security Council warns of mass atrocities

The UN rights chief documents an 81% increase in drone attacks in 2026 and more than 1,000 civilian deaths, as both the SAF and RSF weaponise commercial drones against population centres