Ardamata massacre

Coordinates: 13°7′29.55″N 22°9′42.56″E / 13.1248750°N 22.1618222°E / 13.1248750; 22.1618222
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Ardamata massacre
Part of War in Sudan (2023). Battle of Geneina and the 2023 Darfur genocide
West Darfur highlighted in Sudan
LocationArdamata, Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan
Coordinates13°7′29.55″N 22°9′42.56″E / 13.1248750°N 22.1618222°E / 13.1248750; 22.1618222
Date8 November 2023
TargetMasalit people
Deathsabout 2,000[1]
Injured3,000
Victims20,000 refugees[2]
PerpetratorJanjaweed and Rapid Support Forces

On 8 November 2023, the Rapid Support Forces and Janjaweed[3] massacred between 800[4][5] and 1,300[6] in Ardamata, West Darfur, Sudan, although estimates vary.[7][8] The attack came after the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp retreated to Chad.[9] About 20,000 fled to Chad following the violence.[6] Reports indicated ethnic targeting, specifically the Masalit community.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ SudanTribune (2023-11-10). "RSF Kills over 2,000 civilians in West Darfur's Ardamata". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ دارفور ٢٤ (2023-01-27). "اطلاق سراح محتجزي غرب دارفور في سجن "أردمتا "". موقع دارفور٢٤ الاخباري (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Michael, Maggie (2023-11-08). "Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. ^ "More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ^ "More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says". AP News. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ^ a b Nashed, Mat. "'Corpses on streets': Sudan's RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. ^ Abdulahe (2023-11-07). "أكثر من مائتي قتيل.. مجازر مروعة في اردمتا بالجنينة بعد سيطرة الدعم السريع". Dabanga Radio TV Online (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. ^ Houreld, Katharine (2023-11-08). "Sudan paramilitaries seize Darfur cities in major advance, amid massacres". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  9. ^ "مجازر مروعة في اردمتا بالجنينة بعد سيطرة الدعم السريع… وسقوط أكثر من مائتي قتيل - إنتهاكات السودان". sudanviolations.com (in Arabic). 2023-11-07. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. ^ "'At least 1,300' killed in new massacre in Sudan's West Darfur". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  11. ^ Michael, Maggie (2023-11-08). "Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-15.