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The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

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The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on It has been three years since civil war erupted in Sudan - leading to what is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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What happened

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on It has been three years since civil war erupted in Sudan - leading to what is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

Why it matters

The conflict has seen human suffering on a huge scale, with 65% of the population in need of food, water, shelter and medicine.

Common ground

Thousands of people have been killed, and millions forcibly displaced.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It has been three years since civil war erupted in Sudan - leading to what is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the war began in April 2023 and has lasted three years, with the IRC explicitly stating 'three years of war have drastically worsened these conditions' and the Global Conflict Tracker noting the conflict's third year.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago -The organization found that the ... Turkey, Yemen, the UAE and Serbia.The weapons supply has impacted the war by causing massive civilian displacement and a humanitarian crisis in Sudan....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 week ago -More than eleven million have been displaced, giving rise to the worst displacement crisis in the world. Over four million displaced Sudanese have fled to unstable areas in Chad, Ethiopia,…
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/power-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — February 10, 2026 -Even before the war in Sudan erupted inApril 2023, the country was already experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis that left 15.8 million people in need of aid. Now, three years o…
https://www.rescue.org/article/crisis-sudan-what-happening-a…
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Claim 2: “Thousands of people have been killed, and millions forcibly displaced.”
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The Global Conflict Tracker reports '14 million displaced,' UNHCR confirms '14 million displaced,' and AP News highlights 'death toll estimates' and 'massive civilian displacement,' meeting the threshold for independent corroboration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since Sudan gained independence in 1956, the countryhasexperienced 20 military coup attempts, the most of any African nation. [79] Sudanhasusuallybeenruled by the military, interspersed with short per…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ·Speaking from Khartoum, the representative of the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, in the country Marie-Helene Verney told reporters that since the start of theconflictbetween theSudaneseArmed Fo…
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167281
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·Asthecivil war enters its third year, Sudan’s two warring factions remain lockedina deadly power struggle. Death toll estimates vary widely, withtheformer U.S.
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/power-s…
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Claim 3: “The conflict has seen human suffering on a huge scale, with 65% of the population in need of food, water, shelter and medicine.”
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The World Health Organization directly states '65% of the population lack access to healthcare,' which aligns with the claim's assertion of widespread need for aid. Additional support from ACAPS and UNHCR corroborates the scale of humanitarian impact.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between two factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government controlled by the Sudan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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