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Ardamata Massacre
On 8 November 2023, the Rapid Support Forces and Janjaweed massacred between 800 and 1,300 in Ardamata Ardamata () is a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Geneina, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is ..., Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan, although estimates vary. The attack came after the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp retreated to Chad. About 20,000 fled to Chad following the violence. Reports indicated ethnic targeting, specifically the Masalit community. References 2023 in Sudan Massacres in 2023 Massacres in Darfur November 2023 crimes in Africa War crimes during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present) West Darfur 21st-century mass murder in Sudan {{Sudan-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardamata
Ardamata () is a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Geneina, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t .... The neighborhood is near the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp. History On 8 November 2023, the Janjaweed and Rapid Support Forces massacred about 800 civilians in Ardamata, West Darfur, Sudan. Demographics The village is home to mainly ethnic Masalit residents. References {{Sudan-geo-stub Villages in Sudan Populated places in West Darfur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneina
Geneina (sometimes Al-Junaynah) ( ar, الجنينة, lit. ''the little garden'') is a city in West Darfur, part of dar Masalit region, that joined British Sudan at the end of 1919 through the Gilani agreement signed between the Masalit Sultanate and the Kingdom of Britain, according to which it became a territory. It is now the capital of the Sudanese state of West Darfur. As of 2008, it had a population of 252,744. Climate Geneina has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSh'') with two distinct seasons: a short, warm and humid wet season from mid-June to late September and a long, hot, desiccating dry season covering the remaining nine months of the year. Transportation The locality is served by the Geneina Airport Geneina Airport is an airport serving Geneina, in the Darfur region of Sudan. Airlines and destinations Geneina Air Base Geneina hosts Sudanese Air Force Helicopter Squadron (Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name ... . Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Darfur
West Darfur State ( Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr) is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. Prior to the creation of two new states in January 2012, it had an area of 79,460 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,007,000 (2006). It borders North and Central Darfur to the east. The Chadian prefectures of Biltine and Ouaddaï lie to the west, while to the north is the prefecture of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. Al-Junaynah is the capital of the state. West Darfur has been the site of much of the ongoing Darfur conflict The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, is a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups be .... References External linksState profile States of Sudan Darfur {{Sudan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south and the Red Sea. It has a population of 45.70 million people as of 2022 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's List of African countries by area, third-largest country by area, and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum, secession of South Sudan in 2011, since which both titles have been held by Algeria. Its Capital city, capital is Khartoum and its most populated city is Omdurman (part of the metropolitan area of Khar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masalit Massacres (2023–present)
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. The ongoing massacres include the Ardamata massacre, Misterei massacre and the Battle of Geneina, all of which targeted Masalit civilians within the area of Geneina. These incidents have been described by '' The Economist'', Genocide Watch, US academic Eric Reeves, and Khamis Abakar (Governor of West Darfur), as a genocide. Background In December 2020, Sudan started to deploy troops to South Darfur "in large numbers", following recent tribal violence between the Masalit and Fula. Massacres Following the Battle of Geneina, more than a thousand bodies were left in mass graves in the town of El Geneina. In January 2024, it was revealed that a repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Geneina
The Battle of Geneina, also known as the Geneina massacre, was a battle for control of Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in Sudan, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). By 25 April 2023, fighting intensified and devolved along tribal lines, with Masalit and non-Arab peoples supporting the SAF and the aligned Joint Darfur Forceconsisting of former rebel groups including the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movementagainst the RSF and allied Arab militias. Thousands of civilians and soldiers were killed after the fighting broke out, and humanitarian organizations have equated indiscriminate civilian killings throughout the battle to the Rwandan genocide. The Rapid Support Forces captured the city on 22 June, and reports emerged of ethnic cleansing of non-Arab civilians in the city. Over 1,000 bodies have been discovered in dozens of mass graves since August 2023, primarily of Masalit and Burgo civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masalit People
The Masalit ( Masalit: ''masala/masara''; ar, ماساليت) are an ethnic group inhabiting western Sudan and eastern Chad. They speak the Masalit language Overview The Masalit primarily live in Geneina, the capital of west Darfur, a few thousand of them live in Al Qadarif (East Sudan, in parts of the southern Janub Darfur about 20,000 state. According to ''Ethnologue'', there were 440,000 total Masalit speakers as of 2011. Of these, 350,000 inhabited Sudan. Masalit traditions trace their original homeland to Tunisia. Passing through Chad, they eventually settled in the Sudan vicinity. The Masalit are also known as the Kana Masaraka/Masaraka, Mesalit, and Massalit. They are primarily subsistence agriculturalists, cultivating peanuts and millet. Further south in their territory, they grow various other crops, including sorghum. The typical Masalit dwelling is conical in shape, and constructed of wood and thatch. Most Masalit today adhere to Islam, which they first adopted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janjaweed
The Janjaweed ( ar, جنجويد, Janjawīd, lit=mounted gunman; also transliterated ''Janjawid'') are a Sudanese Arab militia group that operate in Sudan, particularly Darfur, and eastern Chad. Using the United Nations definition, the Janjaweed comprise Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala ( camel herder) background with significant recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people. This UN definition may not necessarily be accurate, as instances of members from other tribes have been noted. In the past, they were at odds with Darfur's sedentary population over natural grazing grounds and farmland, as rainfall dwindled and water became scarce. They are currently in conflict with Darfur rebel groups—the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. Since 2003 they have been one of the main players in the Darfur conflict, which has pitted the largely nomadic tribes against the sedentary population of the region in a battle over res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Support Forces
, image = Rapid Support Forces emblem.png , image_size = , caption = RSF Seal , start_date = August 2013 , dates = , country = , allegiance = , branch = , command_structure = Sudanese Armed Forces , type = Paramilitary , role = , garrison = , garrison_label = , equipment = , equipment_label = , nickname = , motto = , march = , mascot = , battles = , anniversaries = , decorations = , battle_honours = , commander1 = Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ar, محمد حمدان دقلو ("Hemetti") , commander1_label = RSF Commander , commander2 = Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo , commander2_label = RSF deputy head , ceremonial_chief = , ceremonial_chief_label = , identification_symbol = RSF , identification_symbol_label = Abbreviation , identification_symbol_2 = , identification_symbol_2_label = , website=https://rsf.gov.sd/ The Rapid Support Forces ( ar, قوات الدعم السريع) are Sudanese paramilitary forces operated by the Sudanese Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudanese Armed Forces
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; ar, القوات المسلحة السودانية, Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha as-Sudaniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. In 2011, IISS estimated the regular forces' numbers at personnel, while in 2016–2017, the Rapid Support Forces had members participating in the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Yemeni Civil War (of which returned to Sudan by October 2019). History The origins of the Sudanese army can be traced to six battalions of black soldiers from southern Sudan, recruited by the British during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan, reconquest of Sudan in 1898. Sudan officially became the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1899. The highest-ranking British officer in Egypt, known as the Sirdar (Egypt), Sirdar, also served as List of governors of pre-independence Sudan, Governor General of the Sudan. In 1922, after Egyptian Revolution of 1919, nationalist riots stimulated by Egyptian leader Saad Zaghloul, Egypt was Unilateral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Sudan
The following lists events during 2023 in the Sudan, Republic of the Sudan. Incumbents * Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan * Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council: #Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo #Malik Agar * List of heads of government of Sudan, Prime Minister: Osman Hussein (politician), Osman Hussein (acting) Events March * 30 March: Fourteen people are killed and dozens of others are injured by a Mining industry of Sudan, mine Mining accident, collapse in Northern state, Sudan, Northern state. April * 13 April: The 2021 Sudan coup d'état, Sudanese government warns of a possible conflict after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group mobilizes in several Sudanese cities. * 15 April: ** 2023 Sudan clashes, Fighting breaks out across Sudan, mostly in Battle of Khartoum (2023), Khartoum where a large battle emerges. three days after the paramilitary RSF mobilized. The RSF claims to have captured Khartoum International Airport, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacres In 2023
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when perpetrated by a group of political actors against defenseless victims. The word is a loan of a French term for "butchery" or "carnage". A "massacre" is not necessarily a "crime against humanity". Other terms with overlapping scope include war crime, pogrom, mass killing, mass murder, and extrajudicial killing. Etymology The modern definition of ''massacre'' as "indiscriminate slaughter, carnage", and the subsequent verb of this form, derive from late 16th century Middle French, evolved from Middle French ''"macacre, macecle"'' meaning "slaughterhouse, butchery". Further origins are dubious, though may be related to Latin ''macellum'' "provisions store, butcher shop". The Middle French word ''macecr'' "butchery, carnage" is first record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
