The Associated Press published on 30 July 2026 an article titled "Child Soldiers Recount Horrors of Sudan's War and Presence of Colombian Mercenaries" by Sam Mednick, Isabel Debre, and Astrid Suarez.
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have conscripted child soldiers, some of whom have been trained by Colombian mercenaries. The UAE allegedly recruited the Colombians to fight alongside the RSF.
Deutsche Welle published on 15 March 2026 an article titled "Civil War in Sudan Is a Never-ending Humanitarian Crisis" by Jennifer Holleis,
This update on the civil war in Sudan is a continuing humanitarian crisis increasingly fueled by drone warfare and disappearing from international attention.
The Washington Post published on 12 December 2025 an article titled "In Sudan, Thousands Held Hostage for Ransom -- And Killed if They Can't Pay" by Katharine Houreld and Hafiz Haroun.
Following the capture of the capital of North Darfur, El Fasher, by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the Sudan Armed Forces, the RSF has engaged in horrific atrocities as documented in this account.
Foreign Policy published on 21 November 2025 an article titled "Documenting War Crimes in Sudan Begins Now" by Janine di Giovanni, Reckoning Project.
The evidence of war crimes in Darfur Region of Sudan is visible by satellite imagery from space. It is supported by witness accounts. The challenge now is to use the evidence in a court system and bring the perpetrators to justice.
AEI's Critical Threat Africa File posted on 25 September 2025 an update titled "Sudan" by Michael DeAngelo.
The update describes recent ground apparently gained by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, at the expense of the Sudan Armed Forces. It also reviews the war crimes and atrocities committed by the RSF in Darfur.
UN News posted on 21 September 2025 an article titled "UN Chief Sounds Alarm over Worsening Crisis in Sudan's El Fasher" by Vibhu Mishra.
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the situation is rapidly deteriorating in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, which has been under siege for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The UN Human Rights Council published on 5 September 2025 a report titled "Sudan: A War of Atrocities."
An Independent Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan compiled this report, which documents widespread violence against individuals and communities, including killings, mass displacement, detention, enforced disappearance, and sexual violence. Medical centers, schools, markets, food production systems, electricity stations, and displacement camps suffered extensive damage.
Both the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces perpetrated war crimes, but the RSF and their allies generally were the most criticized of the two sides.
The Sentry published in June 2025 a report titled "Power and Plunder: The Eritrean Defense Forces Intervention in Tigray."
The war in Ethiopia's Tigray Region resulted in a humanitarian crisis of immense proportions. War crimes were perpetrated by all parties to the conflict, but the nature of atrocities and war profiteering carried out by the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) was unmatched in scale and premeditation. The EDF engaged in massacres, widespread sexual violence, and systematic looting, including of Tigrayan factory machinery, medical supplies and equipment, and cultural antiquities.
UN News posted on 10 July 2025 an article titled "International Criminal Court: War Crimes, Systematic Sexual Violence Ongoing in Darfur" by Vibhu Mishra.
The International Criminal Court told the UN Security Council that it has reasonable grounds to believe that both war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to be committed in the Darfur region of Sudan where there is a deepening conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Sexual violence directed against women and girls is one of the most disturbing patterns.
NPR posted on 26 April 2025 the text of a conversation titled "Sudan's Capital City Is Finally Repaired--But Shattered Beyond Recognition" between Scott Simon and Emmanuel Akinwotu, international correspondent for NPR.
After two years of fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the SAF has regained control of Khartoum. Emmanuel Akinwotu recently visited Khartoum and described the destruction and desperation in the capital city. The dismantlement of the US Agency for International Development is adding to the challenges of surviving in Khartoum.
Foreign Policy published on 27 March 2025 a commentary titled "Tigray Needs Justice for Peace to Hold" by Azeem Ibrahim and Annika Weis.
The normalization of relations with Ethiopia has diminished international pressure for accountability of human rights abuses during the civil war involving Tigray Region. The international community should renew efforts to establish an independent criminal investigation.
Foreign Policy published on 3 February 2025 a commentary titled "Why Sudanese Democracy Activists Are Now Backing the Army" by Yasir Zaidan, University of Washington.
As the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) gains ground against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), young democracy activists are increasingly turning towards support of the Army. The RSF is viewed as a foreign-backed militia responsible for heinous crimes.
The Washington Post published on 18 January 2025 an article titled "Sudan's Military Recaptured a City. Bodies Soon Filled the Streets" by Katharine Houreld, Hafiz Haroun, and Jonathan Baran.
After the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured the city of Wad Madani from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), there were reports of war crimes by the SAF, demonstrating that the Army engages in some of the same practices as the RSF. In this case, the victims were often migrants from South Sudan who had moved to Wad Madani.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury posted on 16 January 2025 a press release titled "Treasury Sanctions Leader of Sudanese Armed Forces and Weapons Supplier."
The US placed sanctions on Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the Defense Industries System, a procurement arm of the SAF. The sanctions resulted from "egregious war tactics" that constituted war crimes.
The New York Times published on 16 January 2025 an article titled "Sudan's Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say" by Declan Walsh and Julian E. Barnes.
Although not mentioned in the Treasury Department announcement, this report quotes US officials as stating that the SAF also used chemical weapons in Sudan.
The Council on Foreign Relations held on 16 January 2025 an hour-long podcast titled "Genocide in Sudan: A Conversation with U.S. Special Envoy Tom Perriello on the Ongoing War" hosted by Reuben Brigety.
This is a wide-ranging, thoughtful conversation with U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello based on his one-year role in this position just days before he finishes his service. He also brings into the discussion previous experience in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Aljazeera's Inside Story posted on 21 December 2024 a 27-minute video titled "Is the US Willing to Take Action against Foreign Powers Fuelling the Sudan War?' with Alex de Waal, World Peace Foundation, Dalia Abdelmoniem, Sudanese political analyst, and Khalood Khair, Confluence Advisory.
The panel concluded that both the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but especially the RSF, are engaging in war crimes. The United Nations and African Union efforts to end the civil war have failed dismally. Russia and the UAE have played especially unhelpful roles. There is little hope for a diplomatic solution, and it is too late for the Biden administration to make a difference.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine posted on 12 November 2024 a study titled "War-Time Mortality in Sudan: A Capture-Recapture Analysis."
The civil war in Sudan has resulted in a higher death rate than previously reported. The number of intentional-injury deaths in Khartoum alone surpass those estimated for the entire country in the first 14 months of the war. This suggests extensive underreporting of a severe mortality impact in Khartoum and likely across Sudan.
The White House published on 17 September 2024 a "Statement from President Joe Biden on Sudan."
President Biden called on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to pull back their forces, facilitate unhindered humanitarian access, and re-engage in negotiations to end the war.
He noted the United States previously determined that members of the SAF and the RSF have committed war crimes, and that members of the RSF have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.
World Politics Review published on 12 September 2024 an article titled "Two Years Later, Tigray's Post-War Recovery Still Hasn't Begun" by Fred Harter, freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa.
The humanitarian situation in Tigray Region remains dire and no agreement has been reached on the future of Western Tigray, which remains under the control of Amhara militia. Eritrean troops are still inside Tigray's border. Tigray faces a political crisis with rival Tigray People's Liberation Front factions jostling for power.
The independent Lighthouse Reports published on 9 September 2024 an article titled "The Kutum Massacre." It was co-published with Sky News, Le Monde, and The Washington Post.
The report provides details on the June 2023 extrajudicial killing of more than 70 non-Arab Sudanese civilians in the western region of Darfur Province by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
