Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced on August 15, 2026, that participants in a proposed national dialogue would receive temporary immunity, presenting it as a key step toward a political process led by an independent national mechanism.

A draft UN report reviewed by Reuters found that Boeing 727 aircraft linked to a former U.S. military contractor's business network transported weapons, drones, mercenaries, and fighters to Darfur for the UAE-backed RSF militia.

As fighting intensifies across Darfur and reports of mass killings, sexual violence, and ethnically motivated detentions continue to mount, covert field teams are quietly gathering evidence from areas that remain largely inaccessible to journalists and human rights organizations.

In a covert operation, a force of around 280 fighters, including field commanders, arrived in Khartoum on July 23, 2026, after breaking away from areas controlled by the RSF militia and declaring their allegiance to the Sudanese army.

The Sudanese Army’s recapture of Kurmuk reshaped the balance of power in southeastern Sudan, closing an attritional front that the UAE-backed RSF militias had sought to turn into a pressure point against the army.