Misterei () is a village located south of

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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

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with the village being used during the

Battle of Geneina The Geneina massacre, also the Battle of Geneina, was a series of major battles for control of Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in Sudan, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias against Masalit self-defense mi ...

for massacres and for the battle overall.

Demographics

The village is home to mainly ethnic Masalit residents.

References

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