2.9.3. Security incidents

Between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2026, ACLED recorded 632 security events in West Kordofan state. Of these, 116 were coded as battles, 294 as explosions/remote violence and 222 as violence against civilians. The highest incident rates were recorded in June and November 2025 (62 incidents respectively) and in May 2025 (50 incidents). During the reference period, ACLED recorded security incidents across all 14 districts977 of West Kordofan. The highest number was documented in Al Nuhud district (130 incidents), followed by Al Khuwai district (115 incidents) and Abu Zabad district (108 incidents respectively). Of the 222 incidents coded as ‘violence against civilians’ with 349 recorded fatalities, 207 involved the RSF. An additional 40 security events were recorded in Abyei, many of them involving local armed tribal groups.978

Figure 22: Evolution of security events coded as battles, explosions/remote violence and violence against civilians in West Kordofan (including Abyei), 1 March 2025 – 31 August 2026, based on ACLED data979