Urbicide in Khartoum: An Analysis of the Al-Amarat and Mayo Neighbourhoods, 2023-24

This paper investigates how the war in Sudan is transforming Khartoum through acts of urbicide—the deliberate destruction of urban environments. It draws on satellite imagery, eyewitness testimony, and analysis of conflict dynamics to show how the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces have reshaped the capital’s geography. 

Urbicide in Khartoum: An Analysis of the Al-Amarat and Mayo Neighbourhoods, 2023-24 highlights spatial control, infrastructure destruction, looting, and the targeting of symbolic and civilian spaces as key tactics of urban violence. Co-published with the Centre on Armed Groups, this paper provides an urgent look at the weaponisation of cities in contemporary warfare.