AK-pattern Rifles & RPG-7
Incidents: 3,500First seen: 2023-04-15Civilian impact: khartoum · el fasher · geneina
Ubiquitous small arms across all fronts. Militia integration expanded RSF access to light weapons in Darfur.
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Weapons Used
Open-source tracking of weapons systems — stats, deployment zones, and geolocated incidents on the live map.
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Open-source tracking of weapons systems documented in this war phase. Stats reflect reported usage frequency and incident counts — not exact inventories.
10Systems tracked
6,045Reported incidents
71%Avg. intensity
47% / 53%SAF / RSF split
By category
By belligerent
Supply origins
First documented by quarter
Q2 235
Q3 232
Q1 241
Q2 241
Q3 241
Hot zones (weapon density)
Grad / Katyusha Rockets
Incidents: 1,200First seen: 2023-04-15Civilian impact: khartoum · el fasher · el obeid
122mm multiple rocket launchers used extensively in Khartoum urban warfare and Darfur sieges. Major civilian casualty driver.
Mohajer-6 / Iranian UAVs
Incidents: 340First seen: 2023-06-01Civilian impact: khartoum · el fasher · el obeid
Iran-supplied reconnaissance and strike drones documented over Khartoum and Darfur. UN Panel reports transfers via third countries.
Zajil-3 Loitering Munitions
Incidents: 210First seen: 2024-01-01Civilian impact: el obeid · kadugli · khartoum
One-way attack drones used against SAF positions and urban areas. Increasingly deployed in Kordofan offensives.
T-55 Tanks & BMP-1
Incidents: 480First seen: 2023-04-15Civilian impact: khartoum · wad madani
Legacy Soviet-era armor from Sudanese stockpiles. RSF captured significant numbers during 2023 advances.
SAF Strike Drones
Incidents: 95First seen: 2024-06-01Civilian impact: port sudan · gedaref
Sudanese Armed Forces field domestically assembled and imported UAVs for strikes on RSF supply lines in eastern Sudan.
Port & Naval Drone Strikes
Incidents: 28First seen: 2024-09-01Civilian impact: port sudan
UAV strikes on Port Sudan infrastructure and Red Sea shipping lanes. Escalating naval dimension of the conflict.
Su-25 / MiG-29 (SAF Air)
Incidents: 62First seen: 2023-05-01Civilian impact: port sudan
SAF retained limited fixed-wing strike capacity from eastern bases. Sorties decreased after early war losses.
MANPADS & Anti-Aircraft
Incidents: 45First seen: 2023-08-01Civilian impact: khartoum · el obeid
Portable air-defense systems restrict SAF air ops over contested zones. Provenance often unclear.
Cluster Munitions (reported)
Incidents: 85First seen: 2023-09-01Civilian impact: khartoum · el fasher
HRW and UN documented cluster munition remnants in Khartoum and Darfur. Banned under international conventions.