source: Darfur 24
actor1: Police Forces of Sudan (2019-)
actor2: Unidentified Armed Group (Sudan)
location: Songo
notes: On 12 May 2021, police engaged in a series of clashes with what are described as drug traffickers in and around Songo town (Al Radoum locality, South Darfur state), resulting in 14 police being killed and around 14 being wounded (note that one report suggests a child was killed in the crossfire, though this is not confirmed). During the fighting, unarmed civilians reportedly accompanied the drug traffickers to act as human shields, and then organized a demonstration around the police after they retreated into Songo town, shortly before fighting resumed. The police were eventually evacuated by air.