Darfur War

War in Darfur

Part of the

Military situation in Sudan on 6 June 2016. (Darfur on the far left)

Under control of the Sudanese Government and allies

Under control of the Sudan Revolutionary Front and allies

Under control of the Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council

For a more detailed map of the current military situation in Sudan, see .

Date

26 February 2003 – present
(14 years and 1 week)

Location

Darfur, Sudan

Status

Ongoing

Intertwined with the Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile

Belligerents

SRF

JEM
SLA
LJM (from 2010)

SARC (from 2014)
Supported by:
South Sudan
Chad (2005–2010)
Eritrea (until 2008)
Libya (until 2011)

Uganda (until 2015)

Sudan

Janjaweed
Supported by:
China

Iran (until 2016)

UNAMID (from 2007)

Commanders and leaders

Ahmed Diraige
Khalil Ibrahim †
Gibril Ibrahim
Abdul Wahid al Nur

Minni Minnawi

Omar al-Bashir
Musa Hilal
Hamid Dawai
Ali Kushayb

Ahmed Haroun

Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi

Frank Mushyo Kamanzi

Units involved

SLA

Abdul Wahid faction
Minni Minawi faction
Second Revolution faction

Sudanese Armed Forces

No specific units

Strength

SRF: 60,000

JEM: 35,000

SAF: 109,300

RSF: 17,500

Janjaweed: <25,000

UNAMID:
15,845 soldiers and 3,403 policemen

Casualties and losses

Unknown

235 killed

Total killed:
300,000 (UN estimate)
10,000 (Sudanese government estimate)

Total displaced:

2,850,000-3,000,000 (UN estimate)
450,000 (Sudanese government estimate)

^a Known as the National Redemption Front prior to 2011.
^b Signed the Doha Darfur Peace Agreement in 2011.

^c Number does not represent the number of soldiers stationed in Darfur, but the total number of military personnel.

War in Darfur

Timeline
International response
UNMIS / AMIS / UNAMID
ICC investigation
Combatants
SLM
JEM
LJM
Janjaweed
Other articles
History of Darfur
Bibliography
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Ongoing

SRF

SARC (from 2014)
Supported by:
South Sudan
Chad (2005–2010)
Eritrea (until 2008)
Libya (until 2011)

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