During the reference period drone strikes were reported in or near Zalingei in August786 and in November 2025,787 and January788 and April789 2026. Further Drone strikes were reported in Umm Dukhun in April 2026.790
Clashes between herders and farmers occurred across Darfur from October to December 2025, during the harvest period.791 In November 2025, two farmers were reportedly killed in Mukjar. The area reportedly faced increased violence during the agricultural season, with over 10 people killed or injured.792
In July 2026, clashes between tribal groups were reported in Al-Murain market and Al-Hamidiya IDP camp in Zalingei.793 In June 2026, clashes between the Beni Halba and Salamat tribes in South Darfur prompted mobilisation campaigns in Central Darfur’s Um Dukhun area amid concerns that the conflict could spread.794
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Darfur 24, Zalingei Main Market Shuts Down For Fear of Drone Attacks, 20 October 2025, url
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Darfur 24, Casualties Reported in Airstrike on Zalingei, Central Darfur, 6 November 2025, url
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Sudan Tribune, RSF Darfur security advisor killed in drone strike near Zalingei, 1 January 2026, url
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Sudan Tribune, Sudan army accused of drone strike on Zalingei displaced camp, 27 April 2026, url
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Darfur 24, Drone Strike Kills Over 10 Civilians in Central Darfur, UN Warns of Rising Insecurity, 24 April 2026, url; UN News, World News in Brief: Insecurity in the Darfurs, 100 million live with landmine threats, Singapore execution moratorium, 22 April 2026, url; Dabanga, Drone attacks kill at least 44 civilians in Darfur and Kordofan, 16 April 2026, url
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Ayin Network, Herders vs. farmers: No harvests possible in hunger-stricken Darfur, 30 December 2025, url
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Darfur 24, Spike in deadly attacks on farmers in Central and East Darfur, 29 November 2025, url
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Darfur 24, Mediation Ends Tribal Clashes in Central Darfur, 15 July 2026, url
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Sudan Tribune, Expanding tribal conflict in South Darfur leaves 50 dead, 3 June 2026, url