Misterei () is a village located south of

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 ...

, Sudan.

History

On 25 and 26 July 2020, a massacre occurred involving around 500 gunmen who attacked Misterei killing more than 60 people. Massacres have been reported in the village during the

2023 Sudan conflict An armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan began on 15 April 2023, when clashes broke out in cities, with the fighting concentrated around the capital city of Khartoum and the Darfur region. As of 27 May, at ...

with the village being used during the

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, fi ...

for massacres and for the battle overall.

Demographics

The village is home to mainly ethnic

Masalit The Masalit (Masalit language, 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 Darfu ...

residents.

References

{{Sudan-geo-stub Towns in Sudan Populated places in West Darfur