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Sudan civil war

Fighting continues in Kordofan and Darfur, and long-range drone strikes are hitting infrastructure. A Sudanese lawyers' group says reports that the army re-detained ICC fugitive Ahmed Haroun remain unconfirmed.

Confidence: medium. Battlefield claims conflict between the army and RSF; death toll estimates (at least 59,000 per AP) are widely seen as undercounts. · Updated 11 Nov 2026, 2pm ET

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Why it matters: Sudan is the world's largest displacement crisis, with about 8.6 million people displaced inside the country and more than 4.6 million who have fled across its borders, according to the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration. source

What's happening

Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been at war since April 2023, and the RSF took El Fasher in Darfur in 2025. Since October, drone strikes on power stations have caused outages across army-held areas, and army strikes on markets in RSF-held areas have killed civilians; the UN says drone attacks are also disrupting water and fuel supplies. Sudan accuses the UAE of supplying RSF drones and Ethiopia of hosting launch sites, and both deny backing the RSF; Ethiopia in turn accuses Sudan of backing rebels in Tigray, which Sudan denies, and in early November the two expelled each other's diplomats. UN agencies say 15.4 million people in Sudan need emergency shelter, and warn that amid severe funding shortfalls only 10% of those in need can be prioritized for assistance.

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Key figures

about 8.6 million / more than 4.6 millionPeople displaced inside Sudan / people who have fled abroadUNHCR and IOM joint statement, cited by Reuters · 2026-11-06 · source
about 15.4 million / 936,000People who urgently need emergency shelter / people reached so farUNHCR and IOM, cited by Reuters · 2026-11-06 · source
484 civilians and 176 soldiersPeople killed by drone attacks, Feb 15 to Oct 27, 2026Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council (linked to the army), cited by Al Jazeera · 2026-10-27 · source

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