Sudanese Armed Forces
Combined military forces of Sudan
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| March 21 2025 | An RSF drone strike on the Republican Palace in Khartoum reportedly killed several Sudan TV journalists. |
| March 2025 | A detention centre operated by RSF near Khartoum was discovered, revealing evidence of torture and a nearby mass grave containing over 500 unmarked graves. |
| March 6 2025 | Sudan filed an application at the International Court of Justice against the UAE, alleging it breached the Genocide Convention by supplying arms to the RSF and supporting attacks on the Masalit tribe. |
| February 2025 | Human Rights Watch reported that SAF-allied armed groups killed at least 26 civilians in Tayba, Gezira state, potentially committing a war crime. |
| January 2025 | The U.S. government officially accused the RSF of genocide, imposing sanctions on leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, including asset freezes and a travel ban. |
| 2024 | Al Jazeera reported the Sudanese Armed Forces have approximately 300,000 personnel. |
| December 2024 | RSF took control of Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira State, and installed field commander Abu Aagla Kaikal as governor, marking the beginning of systematic attacks on villages. |
| November 2024 | UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission confirmed HRW findings about sexual violence, noting cases resulted in victim deaths and included violence against female health workers. |
| October 29 2024 | RSF killed 5 people in an attack on Al Hilaliya in Gezira State. |
| October 25 2024 | RSF killed at least 124 people and injured 200 others in an attack on Al-Sireha village in Al Kamlin District, Gezira State. |
| October 23 2024 | RSF killed 14 people in an attack on the village of Safita al-Ghunomab. |
| October 21 2024 | RSF killed 10 people in an attack on the village of Tambul. |
| October 11 2024 | RSF killed 6 people in an attack on Umm Maliha village and injured 16 people by shelling Omdurman. |
| September 19 2024 | RSF killed 40 people in a raid on Qoz Al-Naqa village and 4 others in a separate raid on Um Jalud, both in Gezira State. |
| August 16 2024 | RSF killed 20 people in an attack on the village of El Majma Goz El Naga, and 6 people in another attack in Beida, Sennar State. |
| August 1 2024 | RSF killed 23 people and injured 24 others in a raid on the village of El Adnab. |
| July 2024 | Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report stating that sexual violence in Khartoum has been widespread, with most crimes committed by the RSF, and some by the SAF. |
| June 21 2024 | RSF attacked the village of Asir in Al-Hawsh, killing around 17 civilians and injuring others as they left the mosque after prayers. |
| June 5 2024 | RSF attacked Wad Al-Noora village, killing at least 100 civilians, looting the local market and crops, and beating residents. |
| May 21 2024 | RSF killed 18 people in al-Tikaina village. |
| May 10 2024 | RSF killed 13 people in an attack on the village of El Harga Noureldin in Gezira State. |
| April 2024 | The government suspended licenses of three foreign media outlets: Sky News Arabia, Al Arabiya, and Al Hadath. The editor of Al-Sudani reported 23 local print outlets had shut down. |
| April 2024 | The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights released a report finding 'clear and convincing evidence' of genocide against the Masalit by the RSF. |
| April 2024 | RSF committed severe violations in the Halaween area, killing 28 people and injuring 240 in Umm Adham village, while attacking multiple villages and demanding money and cars. |
| March 2024 | Reports emerged of women being abducted and kept captive for sexual slavery, with at least 93 women and girls reported missing. |
| March 2024 | The UN Panel of Experts on Sudan published a report estimating 10,000-15,000 deaths through ethnic cleansing of the Masalit community in El Geneina. |
| March 28 2024 | RSF killed 8 people in a raid on the village of Al-Takla Jabara. |
| March 22 2024 | RSF killed 5 people in raids on El Hasaheisa and Rufaa villages. |
| March 15 2024 | RSF killed 8 people in a raid on the village of Umm Jaris. |
| March 1 2024 | Media director Khalid Balal was fatally shot at his home in North Darfur. |
| February 28 2024 | RSF killed 16 people in an attack on the village of Sherif Mukhtar. |
| 2023 | The Al-Bara' ibn Malik Battalion began actively supporting the SAF on the Khartoum front lines during the civil war |
| 2023 | The Sudanese Armed Forces gained increasing popular support from the Sudanese population, even attracting support from previous military critics during the civil war |
| 2023 | War broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. |
| December 2023 | The RSF turned the Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) premises into a detention center and was involved in looting media outlets, including the BBC's Khartoum branch. |
| October 11 2023 | The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution creating a fact-finding committee on crimes and violations in Sudan. |
| October 10 2023 | Halima Idris Salim, a reporter for Sudan Bukra, was killed after reportedly being struck by an RSF vehicle while covering fighting in Omdurman. |
| September 5 2023 | UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu acknowledged the conflict had 'strong identity-based components'. |
| August 20 2023 | Sports photojournalist Esam El Haj was killed during clashes around the Al-Shajara garrison in Khartoum. |
| August 15 2023 | RSF launched a multi-hour attack on Galgani village in Sennar State, killing at least 80 people, including 24 women and minors, and burning houses and public properties. |
| August 10 2023 | Sudanese Journalists Syndicate reported that 13 newspapers had ceased operations due to the conflict. |
| August 4 2023 | General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan established a committee to investigate war crimes and human rights violations attributed to the RSF. |
| August 3 2023 | Amnesty International released a report titled 'Death Came To Our Home: War Crimes and Civilian Suffering In Sudan', documenting mass civilian casualties, sexual violence, and targeted attacks by SAF and RSF. |
| August 1 2023 | Sudan TV photographer Esam Marajan was shot dead inside his home in the Beit El Mal neighbourhood of Omdurman. |
| July 2023 | UN Human Rights office disclosed receiving information on 21 instances of sexual violence involving at least 57 women and girls. Sudanese authorities reported 88 cases of sexual assault, mostly blamed on the RSF. |
| July 13 2023 | The International Criminal Court's Chief Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan launched investigations into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 2023 Sudanese conflict, within the context of its ongoing Darfur investigation. |
| June 30 2023 | Radio Zalingei journalist Samaher Abdelshafee was killed by shelling at Hasaheisa refugee camp near Zalingei. |
| June 19 2023 | RSF killed emir Badawi Masri Balhredin, cousin of the Dar Masalit sultan. Other prominent individuals killed included Sadig Haroun, the Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid, along with several mayors and imams. |
| June 16 2023 | Al Jazeera journalists Osama Sayed Ahmed and Ahmed El Buseili were shot by snipers in Khartoum. |
| May 16 2023 | RSF detained Al Jazeera reporters Ahmed Fadl and Rashid Gibril in Khartoum, and subsequently looted Fadl's residence. |
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