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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 Darfur.
Darfur rebel group Justice and Equality Movement raided Khartoum and Omdurman, killing over 220 people. [4] [5] It was the first time the Darfur conflict reached the capital, marking a significant escalation in a conflict that had already claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced 2.5 million since 2003. [6] Khartoum massacre [7] 3 June 2019 ...
West Darfur witnessed some of its worst ethnic-related killings in 2023, when hundreds of people from non-Arab ethnic groups were massacred by the RSF and forces linked to it. On Tuesday, the US ...
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 ...
According to intelligence sources, the panel said, in just one city — Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state near the Chad border — between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed.
[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]
In October 2024, top RSF commander Abu Aqlah Keikel who took control of Gezira State defected to the Sudanese Armed Forces.In retaliation, several RSF militants began to trek across northern and eastern Gezira State to target civilians starting on 20 October 2024, [5] destroying and pillaging several villages and towns in their path.