Sudan Witness Archives

May 13

Alleged drone strikes in Port Sudan

After reports of drone strikes emerged from Port Sudan in early May, CIR verified user-generated content (UGC) and satellite imagery confirming fires and damage to six sites.

Violence Displacement Fire

Apr 17

Fires, extreme violence, and mass displacement following RSF attack on Zamzam camp, North Darfur

CIR has verified multiple videos showing human rights violations in the wake of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) large-scale attack on the Zamzam Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in North Darfur.

Fire

Feb 19

Fires at Zamzam IDP camp amid reported RSF attacks

Sudan Witness verified fire damage in Zamzam on the same day that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly attacked the site.

Feb 6

Attacks on Burush village, North Darfur

Between 25 and 26 January 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia allegedly carried out multiple attacks on Burush village in the Um Kadada locality.

Fire

Jan 31

Kanabi settlements burn as violence spreads across Gezira

Three Kanabi settlements suffered fire damage between 11 and 14 January, in likely arson attacks.

Figure 1: Geolocation of one video showing SAF, GIS and SAF-allied forces and another video showing a man in civilian clothing being detained by men in GIS uniform at the same location in Haj Abdullah on 08 January. Source: X, X, Google Earth

Arrest Civilians

Jan 31

SAF and affiliated forces attack villages in Gezira

Sudan Witness verified further footage potentially showing violence towards civilians in villages in Gezira, following the Sudanese Armed Forces' (SAF) takeover of state capital Wad Madani in January 2025.

Civilians

Jan 25

Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures key city of Wad Madani

Sudan Witness verified three videos charting the pivotal moment the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) took back control of Wad Madani. The SAF recaptured Gezira's capital from the Rapid Support Forces on 12 January, marking a significant gain in the conflict.

Figure 6: geolocation of footage showing bodies along Wad Kanan Street on 15 January [14.416900, 33.486720]. Source: X, Esri

Violence

Jan 17

Violence across Gezira following SAF takeover of Wad Madani

CIR verified five videos showing SAF or SAF-affiliated forces assaulting unarmed people in civilian clothing.

Minority Rights Information environment Online abuse

Dec 13

Gezira’s marginalised Kanabi community targeted in 'fierce campaign' of hate online

Pro-Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) accounts shared hate speech and misinformation about the marginalised Kanabi community in Gezira state throughout November.

Airstrike

Dec 9

Alleged airstrike on 13 Market, East Nile, Khartoum State

Flash Report: Sudan Witness has verified footage showing a destroyed marketplace and motionless bodies in East Nile, Khartoum State.

Civilians Displacement Infrastructure

Nov 21

Deaths, displacement, and destruction in Gezira state

In October 2024, CIR’s Sudan Witness team verified footage relating to civilian deaths, forced displacement, and destroyed infrastructure in three settlements in Gezira, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major assault on the state. The United Nations (UN) reported that the RSF shot at civilians and subjected them to violence and humiliation between 20 and 25 October, leading to “scores” of casualties.

Infrastructure

Oct 31

Crashed IL-76 in North Darfur: Sorting through the wreckage

CIR’s Sudan Witness project verified that an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft crashed in the Al-Malha region of North Darfur state on 21 October. Analysts geolocated footage of the crash site to an area 115 kilometres (km) northeast of Kutum, North Darfur.