CSI / ACLED GEOPOLITICAL DATA / Sudan Crisis Report
Sudan
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From the 2021 institutional rupture to open SAF–RSF war, Sudan has entered the deadliest phase of its contemporary crisis. Common ACLED indicators show a structural jump in events and fatalities after April 2023, with sustained deterioration in civilian targeting through 2024.
Key takeaways
Source: ACLED · Period: Jan 2020 – Feb 2025 · Last updated: Feb 2025
From the 2021 coup to open war between the Army (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan has experienced an escalation of violence that has left thousands dead and displaced.
- Violence surges after the outbreak of civil war in April 2023.
- Battles account for most reported fatalities.
- Targeting of civilians becomes more frequent in 2024.
- Over 19 regions affected; over 264 armed actors identified.
- Peak fatalities in October 2024 with over 3,300 victims.
What you will see in this briefing
- —Operational data board and quantitative narrative
- —Timeline, six parallel ACLED types, and tactics
- —Actors, concentrated lethality, civilians, density map
Data board
Indicators from the same ACLED universe as this dossier.
20,617
Total events
Sudan universe in ACLED
41,122
Total fatalities
Deaths in the ACLED window
5,563
Civilian-targeting incidents
Accumulated civilian-targeting events
19
Regions affected
Divisions with at least one event
264
Armed actors
Distinct actors in the record
27%
Civilian-share of events
Percentage of all events
Methods and data notes
What is ACLED?
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project) collects data on political violence and protest events in near real time.
What is counted
Events (discrete incidents) and fatalities (deaths) are counted. Figures are conservative due to underreporting and coverage bias.
Limitations
Limitations: reporting bias by territorial access, underreporting in active conflict zones, classification changes over time.
Update frequency: weekly. Data may differ slightly between versions.