KHARTOUM — The Sudanese army retook control of Khartoum in June 2025, three years after the conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began. The army continues to engage the RSF in other areas of the country. Thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced.

Omer al-Toum, 33, sustained severe injuries in October when an unexploded weapon detonated in his home. The incident resulted in the amputation of part of his right leg and left arm, and his remaining leg was shattered. Al-Toum, who coaches soccer, stated, "When I knew that my leg had been amputated, my family expected more of a reaction from me but I didn't show them how affected I was." Al-Toum currently faces mobility challenges, unable to bathe or get out of bed without assistance, and some doorways in his house are not wide enough for his wheelchair. He will need to travel abroad to receive suitable prosthetic limbs. Al-Toum has an 8-month-old daughter. He expressed a resilient outlook, stating, "As long as you are still breathing, you are still capable of doing many things. And when God takes something away from you, he will surely compensate you with other things."

Fatma Ageb's house was hit by shelling in February 2025, which killed her husband and two older daughters, ages 10 and 12. Shrapnel also wounded Ageb and severely injured her 8-year-old daughter, Zeinab. Zeinab lost her right eye in the attack and now wears a glass eye, with friends and relatives contributing funds for her medical operations. Ageb stated, "If it wasn't for Zeinab I wouldn't want to live. She's always calling for her sisters and father." The attack left scars on Zeinab's face.

In July, a 50-year-old woman fled the town of Dilling in South Kordofan with her two daughters. She reported that the paramilitary RSF abducted them and drove them to a makeshift desert base with more than a dozen other women. She stated that she was subjected to gang-rapes at the base and beaten regularly for several months. She and her daughters were able to escape into the desert when the fighters were absent, walking for days before finding assistance in another town. They are now residing in a center for women in Khartoum. A doctor informed the woman that her uterus should be removed due to injuries sustained from the sexual assaults. The United Nations has characterized sexual violence as a defining feature of the conflict in Sudan.