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On January 16, 2021, a massacre against Masalit civilians in Krinding IDP camp in Geneina, Sudan by Arab Janjaweed militants killed 163 people, mostly men, and injured 217 others. The massacre was the deadliest attack against Masalit in Geneina since attacks in 2019 against the Krinding camp that killed 72.
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 Janjaweed (Arabic: جَنْجَويد, romanized: Janjawīd, lit. '"Devils on horseback"'; also transliterated Janjaweed [5]) are an Arab nomad militia group operating in the Sahel region [6] that operates in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and eastern Chad. [7] They have also been speculated to be active in Yemen.
Janjaweed roots The RSF is a successor to the Janjaweed , an Arab militia backed by the Sudanese government that the U.N. accused of perpetrating ethnic cleansing in Darfur between 2003 and 2005.
Sudan’s armed forces have ordered an investigation into a video that purportedly shows some of its troops carrying the severed heads of members of the rival paramilitary faction in the country's ...
The first clashes began at Shorrong mountain right after sunrise, when Janjaweed launched an offensive from the west. Later offensives came from the north and south. [3] The Janjaweed came in waves, according to a veteran of the attacks, and many of the self-defense groups were spread out across and around the town in groups of 7 to 15. [3]
The next attack occurred on April 23, killing sixteen and forcing 86,700 to flee to the Sudanese Army headquarters in the town. [6] [7] Janjaweed and RSF then attacked 25 neighboring villages around Kreinik, all predominantly Masalit. [1] Survivors of the attacks stated that their villages were completely razed, and many of the refugees fled to ...
The RSF released a video the next day of RSF fighters touring the garrison of the Sudanese Army's 22nd Brigade and showing captured SAF soldiers. [11] Clashes broke out in central Kutum on May 30, and spread to Kassab refugee camp on June 4. [12] At least fifty civilians were killed in the attacks on Kassab, with many more injured. [13]