Between January and June 2025, OHCHR documented nine civilian deaths in the context of the conflict in Northern state.1177 Between March 2025 and April 2026, AOAV recorded 12 casualties resulting from explosive weapons use in Northern state:1178 in April 2025 (6 casualties)1179 and March 2026 (6 casualties).1180 In July 2025, tribal clashes between the Kababeesh and the Hawaweer tribes in Al Dabbah resulted in four persons killed and several wounded.1181 On 20 March 2026, drones struck an engineering college, reportedly killing six people.1182 ACLED observed that the security incidents it recorded in Northern between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2026 caused an estimated 138 fatalities.1183
Figure 31: Fatalities as a result of armed conflict in Northern, 1 March 2025 – 31 August 2026, based on ACLED data1184
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OHCHR, Human Rights Situation in the Sudan (1 January to 30 June 2025), 19 September 2025, url, p. 17
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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 April 2025, 10 May 2025, url
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AOAV, Explosive Violence in March 2026, 10 April 2026, url
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Al Taghyeer, أمر طوارئ بتمديد ساعات حظر التجوال بمحلية الدبة في الولاية الشمالية [Emergency order to extend curfew hours in Al Dabbah locality in Northern state], 6 July 2025, url
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OHCHR, Sharp increase in civilian deaths as a result of growing drone warfare, 24 March 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
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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