Sudanese military forces recaptured Abu Qamra, which the RSF seized in 2025 amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions in North Darfur State; a wave of RSF attacks, including the burning of at least eight villages near the Chadian border, has triggered mass displacements in the region (Sudan Tribune)
Meanwhile, Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission accused the RSF of targeting an aid truck traveling to El-Obeid in an attack that killed one driver and destroyed nearly fifty tons of flour, denouncing the assault as a continuation of the RSF’s systemic targeting of relief convoys and a violation of international humanitarian law (Sudan Tribune)
United States Sanctions RSF and SAF Supporters
The United States imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities for supporting the SAF and the RSF networks, including a Panama-based company that hires former Colombian soldiers to fight for the RSF and an Indian mining company, and announced a second round of sanctions on the Sudanese government for the SAF’s alleged use of chemical weapons (Sudan Tribune)
Sudanese and South Sudanese Leadership Discuss Security Cooperation
The Sudanese Director of the General Intelligence Service, General Ahmed Ibrahim Mufaddal, and the head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met with the South Sudanese Director of the National Security Service, General Akec Tong Aleu, to strengthen security cooperation and coordinate efforts to secure their shared border (Sudan Tribune)
More Than 215 Die in Detention Center, NGO Reports
Over two hundred fifteen civilians detained at the Daqrees prison in South Darfur have died in the past two months due to torture and disease, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, which also noted unverified reports of RSF using detainees’ blood to treat wounded fighters (Sudan Tribune)
Separately, the Sudan Tribune reported that the RSF and SAF have weaponized disinformation and AI to control the flow of information and wage psychological warfare–leading to mass displacement and civilian deaths—by funding and amplifying media rooms, influencers, and sponsored content (Sudan Tribune)
Sudan Captures Rebel Stronghold Near Ethiopian Border
The SAF seized a major outpost from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) near the Ethiopian border—resulting in the capture of multiple rebel fighters and military equipment—amid intensifying clashes between the SAF and the RSF/SPLM-N coalition as Khartoum attempts to retake the coalition-occupied border town of Kurmuk (Sudan Tribune)
Separately, a UN report found that sexual violence has consistently been used as a “weapon of war” in Sudan to terrorize the civilian population, control civilian movement, extort money, and target members of certain ethnic groups (OHCHR)
While the RSF is reportedly responsible for most of the 546 UN-verified incidents of sexual violence, the SAF and its allies have also been accused of such crimes (BBC)
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees Representative Mamie-Helene Verney reported that Sudan continues to face the world’s largest displacement crisis while facing a seventy-two percent funding deficit due to logistically challenging humanitarian channels, high operating costs, rigid donor funding, and ongoing conflict between armed groups (Sudan Tribune)
RSF Continues Strikes on El-Obeid
The RSF launched a new wave of drone strikes on El Obeid hours after an attack on the city’s main power transformer caused a blackout, marking a week of daily RSF-backed bombardments on the North Kordofan state capital (Sudan Tribune)
Meanwhile, UN Envoy for Sudan Pekka Haavisto spoke with RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo by phone, during which he emphasized the need for de-escalation in El-Obeid (Sudan Tribune)
UN Warns of Mass Atrocity Risk in El-Obeid
The United Nations Security Council released a statement urging the RSF to halt its assault on El-Obeid and warning of an “imminent risk of mass atrocities” in the city (Reuters)
Sudanese Victims Demand ICC Investigation Into UAE
Seven Sudanese survivors filed a communication with the International Criminal Court to investigate senior Emirati business figures and officials over their reported support of RSF atrocities in Darfur; despite numerous reports detailing the UAE’s financial and material support for the RSF, Abu Dhabi denies that it has provided the group any assistance (Middle East Eye)
EU Delegation Visits Khartoum
SAF leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks with EU ambassadors in Khartoum to discuss field conditions and ongoing negotiations, marking their first joint visit to the capital since the conflict began in 2023 (Sudan Tribune)
Meanwhile, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said drone strikes killed over one thousand Sudanese civilians in the first five months of 2026, reflecting the increased human costs of heightened drone usage by both the SAF and the RSF; data from 2024 to 2025 shows a 600 percent increase in drone-related deaths and an 81 percent increase in drone attacks (AP)
Drone Strikes Kill Over Twenty Amid RSF Siege
The RSF killed twenty-two civilians and wounded nineteen others in a series of drone strikes targeting a funeral procession, a residential neighborhood, and the airport district in El-Obeid (RFI)
Located in the oil-rich Kordofan region—between RSF-controlled areas in western Sudan and SAF-controlled eastern areas—El-Obeid has been under siege by the RSF for months (BBC)
UAE, Ethiopia Deny Involvement in Khartoum Airport Drone Attack
The United Arab Emirates rejected accusations from Sudan that UAE drones were involved in an attack on Khartoum airport, which Sudan claimed originated from Ethiopian territory; Sudan’s military spokesperson presented what he described as evidence showing Emirati drones departing from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar airport before striking multiple Sudanese locations in March and May, though Reuters could not independently confirm these claims (Reuters)
UAE Issues Charges Over Alleged Arms Smuggling to Sudanese Army
The United Arab Emirates referred thirteen defendants and six companies to its State Security Court on charges of attempting to illegally transfer ammunition through UAE territory to Sudan’s army, with prosecutors linking the procurement to a committee led by Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; Sudan’s armed forces had previously dismissed the 2025 interception report as fabricated (Reuters)
UN Sanctions RSF Leader’s Brother, Colombian Mercenaries
The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, the younger brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who oversees the paramilitary group’s weapons procurement efforts, as well as three Colombian nationals accused of playing central roles in recruiting former Colombian military personnel to fight for the RSF (Reuters)
Additionally, UNICEF warned that five million children in the Darfur region are facing extreme deprivation, an emergency warning the UN children’s agency has not issued for Darfur in twenty years (Reuters)
Meningitis Outbreak Kills 12 Percent of Infected Children in Chad Refugee Camps
Meningitis cases are surging in overcrowded eastern Chad refugee camps housing hundreds of thousands of Sudanese war refugees, with Médecins Sans Frontières reporting that 25 of 212 children admitted to its facilities with the disease between March and April died (Reuters)
High-Profile RSF Commander Defects to Sudanese Army
Major General al-Nour Ahmed Adam, known as al-Qubba, defected from the Rapid Support Forces to join Sudan’s army along with dozens of fighters and equipment, becoming one of the most senior RSF officers to switch sides (AP)
Beyond Statistics, Harrowing Tales from Sudan
Amid internet blackouts, widespread starvation, and the constant threat of drone strikes, families in Sudan describe the physical and emotional toll of separation from their loved ones—including many who remain unsure whether their spouses and children are alive or dead (Just Security)
As European diplomats continue to discuss the conflict in Sudan at a conference in Berlin, a network of civil society groups signed a joint document to articulate their unified pro-peace position (Sudan Tribune)
Three Years On, War Ravages Sudan
On the third anniversary of Sudan’s civil war, nine million Sudanese remain displaced as violence and famine continue to menace civilians amid near-constant conflict in the country’s Darfur and Kordofan regions (NPR)
The conflict continues to impact the greater region, including each of Sudan’s seven neighboring countries, as refugees and weapons continue to flow across porous borders in every direction (FT)
Global Effort “Unacceptable” in Sudan
The UN’s top Sudan official said lackluster international efforts to end the country’s civil war remain “unacceptable” as parties remain attuned to humanitarian concerns without offering the diplomatic attention to crisis mediation needed to end the conflict (Guardian)
The UN also warned that Sudanese women and girls continue to face elevated levels of hunger, sexual violence, and death (UN Women)
The dire notice came as German diplomats whipped over a billion euros in humanitarian aid pledges for Sudan at a conference in Berlin (Reuters)
Millions Hungry, Starving as Famine Lurks
As famine continues to spread in Sudan, international organizations in the country have reported that millions of civilians in North Darfur and South Kordofan states often have access to just one meal per day and often go several days without proper access to food (Reuters)
SAF Strike on Wedding Celebration Kills Forty
Sudan’s armed forces killed at least forty and burned dozens more homes in a drone strike on a wedding celebration in an RSF-held town in North Darfur state (Sudan Tribune)
As the conflict continues to rage, a recent survey describes widespread hunger, separation, and social disruption as families reckon with a lack of access to basic services amid the continued risk of violence (Sudan Tribune)
Bleak Outlook for Chad’s Overcrowded Camps
The UN warned that persistent funding gaps will further threaten the limited services available to Sudanese refugees in Chad, where over one million individuals lack access to sufficient food, water, and social services (WFP)
Meanwhile, humanitarian observers accused SAF militants of using ethnic identity, geographic origin, and political affiliation to single out and harm civilians the group suspects of wielding RSF allegiances—a label that those targeted across the country broadly reject (HRW)
Report: Ethiopia Aiding RSF Campaigns
Researchers at Yale University said their findings supported investigative journalism that identified concrete connections between the Ethiopian military and RSF forces in Sudan (Yale Humanitarian Lab)
Satellite imagery of the Asosa base in western Ethiopia shows a steady flow of vehicles, troops, and supplies connected to a series of assaults in southeastern Sudan (Middle East Eye)
Sudan Marks Four Years of Civil War
On the fourth anniversary of Sudan’s devastating civil war, options for dialogue and conflict resolution remain limited as the country’s rival military factions entrench their campaigns—a move that continues to threaten civilian lives and livelihoods (Arab News)
RSF Slaughter Medical Staff in Hospital Strike
Surviving employees of an RSF drone strike on a hospital in Sudan’s southern White Nile state said the attack decimated the facility’s senior leadership and medical staff, killing at least ten (AP)
Across the country, Chadian forces along the embattled Sudanese border are preparing for heightened conflict after a March strike in Chad’s territory killed twenty (France24)