Between January and June 2025, OHCHR documented 691 civilian deaths in the context of the conflict in Khartoum.521 Between 16 November 2024 and 15 November 2025, the organisation documented the unlawful killing of at least 332 civilians outside active hostilities in Khartoum State.522 Unlawful killings in Sudan increased in March and April 2025. Many involved summary executions in Khartoum after SAF territorial advances and targeted civilians accused of collaborating with the RSF, particularly members of ethnic communities originating from Darfur and Kordofan.523 In April 2025, the RSF reportedly executed at least 31 people in Salha area of Omdurman.524 AOAV recorded 136 casualties caused by explosive weapons in Khartoum between March 2025 and April 2026 (all occurring in March, May and October 2025),525 peaking at 129 deaths and injuries in March 2025.526 During the reference period, civilians were reportedly killed in drone strikes.527 ACLED recorded 791 fatalities resulting from security incidents in Khartoum state between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2026.
Figure 7: Fatalities as a result of armed conflict in Khartoum, 1 March 2025 – 31 August 2026, based on ACLED data528
- 521
OHCHR, Human Rights Situation in the Sudan (1 January to 30 June 2025), 19 September 2025, url, p. 17
- 522
UN Human Rights Council, Situation of human rights in the Sudan – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, A/HRC/61/24, 13 January 2026, url, paras. 1, 44
- 523
UN Human Rights Council, Situation of human rights in the Sudan – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, A/HRC/61/24, 13 January 2026, url, para. 46
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Dabanga, Outcry as RSF accused of executing 31 civilians in Omdurman, 28 April 2025, url
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EUAA analysis based on AOAV data. AOAV, Explosive Violence Monthly Reports, as of 31 August 2026, url
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AOAV, Explosive Violence in March 2025, 10 April 2025, url
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AP, Drone strikes on civilian vehicles kill at least 20 in Sudan, rights groups say, 8 July 2026; Al Jazeera, Khartoum drone strike kills five in Sudan, NGO reports, 2 May 2026, url
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EUAA analysis based on ACLED data. ACLED, Curated Data Files, Africa, data covering 1 March 2025 to 31 August 2026, as of 8 September 2026, url