Sudanese Civil War Situation Report #28
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Humanitarian Assistance Highlights:
·      An estimated 11.5 million people have been forcibly displaced:
o  This includes 7.2 million newly displaced internally.
o  Over 4.2 million refugees have crossed into neighboring countries.
o  The Tawila locality has become one of the largest and fastest‑growing
o  displacement hubs in the Darfur region. It is now hosting more than 664,000 displaced people.
·      In 2026, 33.7 million people require humanitarian support. The number has increased from 3.3 million since 2025.
·      More than 170 humanitarian organizations (over half of them are national NGOs) are supporting operations in-country.
·      The Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) continues to provide assistance, relief and support.
·      In late February, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator led the first interagency mission to Dilling, South Kordofan, since the start of the conflict in 2023:
o  The interagency convoy consisted of 26 trucks carried essential medical, food, nutrition, health, sanitation, hygiene and education supplies for more than 130,000 people.
·      A UN Humanitarian Air Service flight landed for the first time in the capital on February 23rd. Regular flights are expected to resume in the near future.
·      Public Health and Healthcare Updates:
o  Multiple disease outbreaks are occurring simultaneously, including dengue, malaria, measles, hepatitis E, and diphtheria.
o  WHO and its partners have revamped efforts to strengthen surveillance, rapid response capacity, and vaccination campaigns. However, resources remain stretched, both in terms of human capacity and funding.
o  On March 6th, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Sudan has declared the cholera outbreak over after sustained zero confirmed cases. Cholera had spread to 18 states over the past 20 months.
o  WHO through Pan Care on February 24th accomplished the following:
ü Installed two solar panel systems for continuous power supply to the blood banks and main labs at Altamuze and Ber Alwaledeen hospitals in Khartoum State.
ü Provided oxygen and infection prevention and control supplies, provided minor rehabilitation and maintenance of equipment.
o  On March 2nd, WHO began a phased return to Khartoum to strengthen health system recovery.
o  The Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) reported the following activities between March 7-13:
ü Mobile clinics which operated at 22 locations over a 12-day period served 60-100 people daily with integrated care including health services, vaccination, nutrition, and psychosocial support.
ü Mobile clinics were launched in Khartoum to provide essential healthcare directly to expectant mothers.
ü A field clinic has provided healthcare to 2,445 patients that were displaced from El Fasher.
·      Food Security Update:
o  More than 21.2 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity.
o  Disruptions to food supply chains and agricultural production, as well as delays and administrative challenges in delivering aid, have resulted in widespread hunger and malnutrition.
o  During the month of Ramadan and beyond the SRCS provided food to affected communities:
ü Communal breakfasts were launched on February 19th at the Qoz Al-Salam camp for displaced people arriving in the city of Kosti.
ü On March 2nd, a communal breakfast was organized in Village 5 (AlFao locality).
ü A collective Ramadan Iftar program at the Al-Saraf camp for the displaced was organized on March 5th. The effort was supported by the Turkish Red Crescent Society and targeted 1,500 people over two days.
o  On February 18th, the World Food Programme (WFP) reached parts of South Kordofan, which was largely cut off from aid for more than two years:
ü WFP delivered food to support nearly 70,000 people, including 21,000 mothers and children with specialized nutritious food to prevent malnutrition.
·      Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Update:
o  Since February 1st, the ETC has been conducting assessments in Tawila (North Darfur) and Geneina (West Darfur) to expand services into two of Sudan’s most critical humanitarian hotspots.
o  The ETC on February 26th, received three tons of telecommunications equipment, now staged in Farchana, Chad, for import into Sudan.
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Violations of International Humanitarian Law Highlights:
·      The security situation across the Darfur region continues to deteriorate. Renewed clashes, particularly along the Sudan-Chad border, have resulted in civilian casualties and triggered displacement in recent weeks.
·      The Emergency Lawyers Group from February 6th to March 11th has documented several instances of attacks on civilians:
o  On February 6th, a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone targeted WFP relief trucks in Allah Kareem, North Kordofan.
o  Army drones on February 16th bombed a market in the Al-Safiya area northeast of the Sudari locality in North Kordofan State. This attack killed 28 people and injured dozens. Â
o  A RSF drone on February 22nd, targeted the Kordofan University complex in Al-Obeid city, resulting in the destruction of two lecture halls.Â
o  A drone attacked a water source on February 22nd in Um Rassoum, West Kordofan. This area was devoid of any military presence but dozens of people were killed. The loss of this water source has affected 17 villages in the area.
o  On February 23rd, the RSF attacked the village of Mustariha in North Darfur. This assault included the burning of homes and the forced displacement of civilians.
o  Warplanes on March 9th targeted the Mandri market in Guld in South Kordofan, the Geneina market in Nyala in South Darfur, and civilian sites in Ad-Deain in East Darfur. The RSF also attacked civilian sites in Kosti, El Dalang, and Um Kreidem village.
o  On March 9th, a drone affiliated with the army targeted a civilian vehicle in the Al-Ruwayqa village in South Kordofan. 40 civilians (mostly women) were killed.
o  A RSF drone on March 11th. Targeted a school and a health center in Shakiri village. A total of 16 people were killed and 11 were injured.
·      There were 201 attacks on healthcare between April 15, 2023 to December 31, 2025. These attacks killed 1,858 people and injured 490.
·      Attacks on healthcare in 2026 has continued, below are several documented instances:
o  A primary healthcare facility was attacked on February 3rd, which killed eight people and injured 11.
o  A hospital was attacked on February 4th which killed one person.
o  An attack on a hospital on February 5th resulted in 22 people being killed (including four health workers) and injured eight people.
o  The hospital in Sennar was attacked on February 15th which killed three people and injured seven.
o  On March 2nd, the British Hospital in El Obeid, North Kordofan was attacked. 12 people were injured (including five health workers).
·      On March 5th, Um Salama Mohammed Abdullah (SRCS volunteer) was killed when a shell struck the Al-Dilling Hospital.
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Sources:
·      Sudan Humanitarian Update (January - February 2026)
·      Sudan, conflict - ETC Situation Report #37 Reporting period: February 2026
·      Sudan Conflict and Complex Emergency: Public Health Situation Analysis (06 January 2026)
·      UNOCHA Sudan Twitter Page
·      WHO Sudan Twitter Page
·      WFP Sudan Twitter PageÂ
·      Sudanese Red Crescent Society Twitter PageÂ
·      Sudanese American Physicians Association Twitter Page
·      Emergency Lawyers Group Twitter PageÂ
·      Humanitarian Research Lab Twitter PageÂ
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Resources
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THE IMPACT OF SYSTEMATIC RAZING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AROUND EL-FASHER: A REMOTE SENSING STUDY (New)
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Sudan Red Crescent Society Financial Donations (New)
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WHO Foundation, Health Emergency Response for Sudan
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