Darfur was an independent sultanate for hundreds of years until 1874, when it fell to the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr. The region was later invaded and incorporated into …

Jan 19, 2026 · Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign of violence that includes mass executions, rape and ethnic targeting, …

Jan 23, 2026 · Darfur, historical region of the Billād al-Sūdān (Arabic: “Land of the Blacks”), roughly corresponding to the westernmost portion of present-day Sudan. It lay between …

In 2025, the US Secretary of State determined that members of the RSF are committing genocide in Darfur. Learn more about the history of this violent conflict.

Oct 31, 2025 · Satellite images and verified videos paint a harrowing picture of door-to-door mass killings in the Darfur region of war-torn Sudan.

Oct 29, 2025 · The RSF and allied Arab militias — descended from the notorious Janjaweed — now control all of Darfur, a vast western region already scarred by decades of ethnic violence.

13 hours ago · Paramilitary fighters kidnapped children during their takeover of the Sudanese city of al-Fashir in October and in other attacks in the Darfur region over the course of Sudan's civil …

Jun 14, 2024 · Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian crises.

While this is a major step toward ending the violence in Sudan, civilians across Sudan remain at risk. Systematic violence against the people of Darfur, as well as in the disputed Abyei area …