The second anniversary of EL-Genina massager
Destroyed at least 57 public institutions and NGOs inside the El-Genina town, and 61 institutions in west Darfur state.
6/18/20255 min read
The second anniversary of the massager of El-Genina west Darfur
Conflict Documentation in El-Genina West Darfur - Sudan
From April 2023 to January 2024
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Estimated Numbers
Destroyed at least 57 public institutions and NGOs inside the El-Genina town, and 61 institutions in west Darfur state. In total 118 were verified by the Artrika team from 24 April 2023 to 12 July 2023. Also RSF militia and supporters, during the attack they burned houses and looted, in the south and west side of El-Genina town during this time of the war for example. ( Al-Tadamon, Al-Sawra, Jable, Madaris, Jamarik and Donky 13 ) in a total of six Neighborhoods, Are completely destroyed. Other neighborhoods partly burned like Al-Majles, Al-Zehoor, Al-Nahda and Dar-alslam(( Aborundi)). In total, there are 4 neighborhoods.
Between 2019 to 2021 there was a conflict erupted in west Darfur in kerinik locality and Kerinding Neighbourhood and displaced thousands of people to El-Genina town, and all these displaced people were sitting in the Public institutions, Displaced persons, overwhelmingly Massalit, moved into the compounds of schools and official buildings in the inner city, which became known locally as IDP gathering sites. By 2023 IDPs turned to refugees in Chad after RSF completely burned the institutions. The crimes committed against the Massalit, and other groups who are living in El-Genin, since April 2023 have not been restricted to El Geneina. At least seven towns and villages of West Darfur have been deliberately destroyed by fire since mid-April 2023. On May 28, 2023, during the assault on El Geneina, they also destroyed many public institutions.
How they started
From 22 of April 2023 the traditional civil society and youth leaders plus the government of west darfur are trying to avoid the conflict in Khartoum by SAF and RSF, and they come up with idea to sign an agreement document, by 24 of April 2023, on April 24, as the initial attacks unfolded in Dunkey 13, Al madaris area al-Jabal, al-Jamarek, and other neighborhoods, youth from the neighborhoods and IDP came in waves to the police headquarters around al-Majliss avenue, asking for protection and to be armed. Eventually the crowds entered the depots, in circumstances that are disputed. Muneer said people removed Kalashnikov-type rifles, Goryunov machine guns, and ammunition. Unfortunately there was no Government to preserve peoples from the chaos, but there is another story from side the SAF intelligence Involved by giving masslite access to the weapons, to provoke the arab militias which is supported by RSF. The conflict took 52 in El-Genina remaining under siege and ended it by killing the governor of west Darfur, and displaced almost more than a half of the populations to neighboring country Chad. The violence in El Geneina began nine days after fighting broke out in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital city, between the Sudanese Armed Forces SAF, Sudan’s military, and the RSF. On the morning of April 24, the RSF clashed with a Sudanese military convoy travelling through El Geneina. Then the RSF and its allied groups attacked majority Massalit neighborhoods, clashing with predominantly Massalit armed groups defending their communities. Over the following weeks – and even after Massalit armed groups lost control of their neighborhoods – the RSF and allied militias systematically targeted unarmed civilians. At least having them permanently leave the region constitutes ethnic cleansing.
Major timeline
April 23
Civil society actors, community elders, and some government officials meet as part of an effort to prevent the conflict between the SAF and the RSF from spreading to El Geneina. They reach an agreement with terms expected to be announced on April 24. Arab militias mobilize in locations around El Geneina. Mudwanin and Shukru.
April 24
Fighting erupts between the RSF and the SAF in El Geneina. Following initial clashes, the SAF, for the most part, remained in its barracks in the suburbs of Ardamata. Shortly after the clashes, the RSF and allied militias launch attacks on several neighborhoods and displaced persons’ IDP sites, including al-Jabal, al-Jamarek, al-Madaress, al-Mansoura, al-Tadhamun, some IDP gathering sites (densely populated smaller, informal sites housing displaced persons within the compounds of schools and government offices), and the central market. At least about 51 people were killed on the same day.
Also Numbers of the institutions have been burned including schools.
April 25
RSF and allied militias attack several Massalit majority neighborhoods, including al-Jamarek and al-Majliss, and numerous IDP gathering sites, including Imam al-Kazem school and the Ministry of Education.
June 14
Hours after Governor Abbakar interviewed in the media , the RSF takes Abbakar into custody at the RSF headquarters in El Geneina. A video uploaded to the social media that Abbakar dead. SAF officers and Massalit armed groups evacuate their fighters and their families to Ardamata.
June 15 to 17
Thousands of people, mostly Massalit, tried to flee to Chad and were disrupted by RSF militias and they killed a number of them.
By January 2025 to April 2025 there was massive displacement from Khartoum, Al Gazera, Sennar and El-Fasher North Darfur. To the different areas in Darfur region and other areas in Sudan. estimated Numbers of the IDPs in El-Genina west Darfur about 15,000 displaced persons (IDPs). By the 10 4 2025 but the number is increasing every single day between 3 to 8 family in El Genina west darfur state
During 2024, the states with the largest increase in IDPs during 2024 were: Gedaref, North Darfur, River Nile, South Darfur, and Blue Nile. The total number of IDPs decreased in two states during 2024: Aj Jazirah and Sennar.
There were 389 incidents that triggered sudden displacement in Sudan during 2024,
due to the Conflict between SAF and RSF, led to displaced Numbers of people from Khartoum and Gazera to Darfur region. In Nyala South Darfur, Al-Deain East Darfur and Al-Genina West Darfur state the estimated Numbers of the IDPs in El-Genina west Darfur about 15,000 displaced persons (IDPs). Staying in people's houses who were displaced to Chad by 2023 and governmental institutions, in the Genina town. Mainly the IDps occupying the Area of Al Gamarik Neighborhood, and Tadamon Alsawra Elzahoure Neighborhoods and Ardamatta area.
by today all the Houses in Genina been occupied by New IDPs from Khartoum
Salahedin School in al tdamon area burned by RSF on 25 of April 2023 and the school were hosted IDPs
Al-Kazim School in Al-Majlis Area burned by RSF on 27 April 2023, and the school were hosted IDPs
Chart show the IDPs Camp is the highest in the scale
