✦ History

War in Darfur

February 26, 2003 – August 31, 2020 · El Fasher, Darfur

Result Stalemate

War in western Sudan in which government forces and Janjaweed militias attacked rebels and non-Arab civilians; hundreds of thousands died. Omar al-Bashir was indicted for genocide.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Sudan

Sudan Liberation Movement/Army

Janjaweed

Other

Sudan
Rapid Support Forces
Sudan Liberation Movement/Army
Janjaweed
African Union
Omar al-Bashir President of Sudan, Indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court Abdel Fattah al-Burhan military commander Ahmed Haroun military commander Musa Hilal military commander Hemedti military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
109,300
Killed
c. 10,000

Units

Popular Defence Forces (Sudan)
Sudanese Armed Forces

Battles 1

Before and after

Ended by
Juba Peace Agreement October 3, 2020

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War in Darfur
 
Juba Peace Agreement
 
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)

Also involved 1