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The Darfur genocide was the systematic killing of ethnic Darfuri people during the War in Darfur.The genocide, which was carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, led the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict several people for crimes against humanity, rape, forced transfer and torture.
The Masalit massacres are an ongoing series of massacres of the Masalit ethnic group in Sudan perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan and its allies. The massacres began in 2023 during the Sudanese civil war when the RSF began committing organized mass killings of Masalit civilians in West Dafur.
UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in one city in Sudan's West Darfur region last year in ethnic violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF ...
[6] [3] After killing several people, Arab fighters cheered "We killed the zorga! (a slur for black people)." [3] The Janjaweed also looted houses, farms, and shops, before burning down many neighborhoods. [3] The Misterei market was completely looted and torched. [4] Satellite imagery taken on June 3 showed the entire town burnt down. [3]
Ethnic-related killings have intensified since fighting broke out mid-April between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF, according to witnesses and aid groups operating in the region.
Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while taking control of much of western Darfur that may amount to war ...
On 8 November 2023, the Rapid Support Forces and Janjaweed [6] massacred between 800 [7] [8] and 2,000 [9] [4] in Ardamata, Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan, although estimates vary. [10] [11] The attack came after the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp retreated to Chad. [12] About 20,000 fled to Chad following the violence. [4]
The United Nations’ human rights body (UNJHRO) has received reports of at least 13 mass graves in the Sudanese city of El Geneina, a special envoy to the war-torn country told the UN Security ...