2.8.3. Security incidents

Between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2026, ACLED recorded 606 security events in South Kordofan state. Of these, 202 were coded as battles, 288 as explosions/remote violence and 116 as violence against civilians. The highest incident rates were recorded in January 2026 (77 incidents) followed by December 2025 (64 incidents) and April 2025 (56 incidents). During the reference period, ACLED recorded security incidents in all 17 districts919 of South Kordofan. The highest number was documented in Dilling district (191 incidents), followed by Al-Qoz district (94 incidents) and Kadugli district (63 incidents). Of the 116 incidents coded as ‘violence against civilians’ with 496 recorded fatalities, 33 involved the RSF, 32 involved the SPLM-N-Al-Hilu, 18 involved the SAF and 14 involved the Sudan Founding Alliance (Taasis), the alliance formed among others by the RSF and SPLM-N-Al-Hilu .920

Figure 20: Evolution of security events coded as battles, explosions/remote violence and violence against civilians in South Kordofan, 1 March 2025 – 31 August 2026, based on ACLED data921