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An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashes in North Darfur, Sudan, killing its crew of two Russians and three Sudanese nationals. The Rapid Support Forces claim that they shot down the aircraft with a surface-to-air missile and say that they have recovered the airplane's flight recorder. Russia says that its diplomats in Sudan are currently investigating the crash. 2024-10-21
According to the Sudanese electoral commission, more than 97% of voters in Darfur choose to remain as five states rather than form a single region. However, The vote was held amid ongoing insecurity and many of Sudan's 2.5 million displaced people were not registered to vote, with the U.S. State Department warning that the referendum could not be considered credible "under current rules and conditions". 2016-04-23
Voting for a referendum begins in Darfur, Sudan. Voters will be asked during the three-day referendum to decide on the permanent administrative status of the region. The choices are for the creation of a Darfur Region composed of the States of Darfur, or the retention of the status quo states system. Darfur is currently divided into five states. Voters will decide this week whether the area should go back to being one region, as it was until 1994. However, there are fears of voter apathy and if the referendum will be credible. 2016-04-11
Sudan's Electoral Commission declares that incumbent President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir won re-election with 94.4 per cent of the vote extending his 25 year rule. He has been indicted multiple times by the International Criminal Court for being personally responsible for war crimes committed in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan. 2015-04-27
The United Nations claims that Sudan has bombed a village in Darfur. 2011-05-18
A clash between rebels and Sudanese troops in Darfur kills 17 people. 2011-03-10
Rebel groups in the Darfur region of Sudan clash with government forces, three days after resuming ceasefire negotiations. 2010-12-24
Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement says it is ready to start discussions with international mediators in Qatar, but was not yet prepared to re-join full peace negotiations, saying Sudan's government had broken a ceasefire 2010-10-24
Members of the U.N. Security Council arrive in the Darfur region of Sudan prior to the referendum on independence from Sudan and receive a hostile welcome from pro-government forces. 2010-10-7
3 Russian aircrew kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region are released. 2010-08-31