The month of August 2026 marked a pivotal moment in the Sudanese crisis, as military developments on the ground intersected with continued political stalemate and escalating international and regional pressures, while the war continued to directly impact civilians and essential services. The month witnessed significant military developments in the Blue Nile region, with changes in control of strategic areas. Military operations and drone attacks also continued in Darfur, Kordofan, and...

July 2026 was marked by an escalation in the impact of armed conflict on the civilian environment in Sudan, with the Kordofan region, particularly North Kordofan State, emerging as a major center of military and humanitarian escalation, in addition to the Blue Nile region. Politically, the political process remained stagnant despite the ongoing international and regional efforts related to the Sudanese crisis, without achieving tangible progress towards a ceasefire or a political settlement. ...

The findings presented in this report indicate a significant escalation in the use of drone strikes during February 2026, with documented impacts extending beyond military objectives to affect civilians and civilian infrastructure across multiple Sudanese states. The concentration of reported strikes in the Kordofan and Darfur regions, combined with the documented civilian casualties, damage to health and educational facilities, and disruption of humanitarian operations, highlights the...

The June 2026 report highlights the continued deepening of Sudan’s multifaceted crisis, as military, political, economic, social, humanitarian, and institutional pressures became increasingly intertwined, driving a broad-based deterioration across nearly every sector. Throughout the month, there were no meaningful signs of progress toward a political settlement or a safer environment for civilians. Instead, violence intensified, military operations expanded, living conditions worsened, and...

The May 2026 report highlights the continued deepening of the Sudan crisis, which has evolved from fragmented sectoral deterioration into a more complex and interconnected emergency. Militarization increasingly intersects with political dynamics, insecurity compounds declining civilian protection, economic pressures fuel displacement, and the collapse of basic services further erodes communities’ capacity to cope. During the reporting period, no significant signs emerged of either containing...

Three years after the outbreak of war in Sudan on 15 April 2023, the conflict has evolved far beyond a military confrontation between the SAF and the RSF. It has become a nationwide crisis that has fundamentally reshaped the state, society, and economy, pushing the country into one of the most complex periods in its post-independence history. The impact of the war has extended well beyond the battlefield—reaching the political sphere, altering territorial control dynamics, disrupting the...

YCON's April 2026 Periodic Situational Report reflects the continued deterioration of Sudan’s crisis trajectory, with no substantive signs of improvement. Instead, April was marked by mounting pressures on civilians and the widening impact of the conflict beyond direct military confrontations to encompass the political sphere, civic freedoms, markets, public services, displacement, health, and education. Politically and in terms of security, April witnessed a clear overlap between external...

This report highlights the key developments in Sudan throughout March 2026, based on monitoring conducted by the Youth Citizens Observers Network (YCON). The country’s multidimensional crisis persisted, marked by a notable escalation in military operations and a continued decline in prospects for political resolution. The reporting period saw an expansion in drone strikes and artillery shelling across several states, including Kordofan, Darfur, and White Nile. Residential areas, markets, and...

This report highlights key developments in Sudan during February 2026, based on monitoring conducted by the Youth Citizens Observers Network (YCON). According to field observers, the overall security and political landscape saw no major shifts during the month. Drone attacks by both SAF and RSF continued to target multiple locations, resulting in significant casualties. Clashes were also reported in parts of Kordofan and North Darfur between SAF and its allied groups on one side and RSF on...

The month of January 2026 highlights the continuation of Sudan’s multidimensional crisis across political, security, humanitarian, economic, social, health, and educational spheres, amid a protracted armed conflict that has entrenched the dominance of military approaches at the expense of any viable internal political process. Field monitoring conducted by the Youth Citizens Observers Network (YCON) indicates an escalating impact of the conflict on civilians’ lives and access to essential...

December 2025 witnessed the continued and comprehensive deterioration of conditions in Sudan across the political, security, humanitarian, economic, social, health, and education sectors. On the political and security fronts, the month was marked by a significant military escalation and shifts in control, most notably the RSF’s takeover of the SAF’s 22nd Division in the city of Babanusa, consolidating their control over the entirety of West Kordofan State. Throughout December 2025, serious...

During the April 15, 2023 war, social media platforms in Sudan became an active political arena where tribal discourse, hate speech, and racism are reproduced. This report, issued by the Social Media Observatory of the Youth Citizens Observers Network (YCON), examines patterns of tribal presence in the digital space and explores the relationship between tribal discourse, incitement, and hate speech. The analysis is based on more than 22,000 posts published on Facebook, TikTok, and X during...