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List of massacres in Sudan

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Sudan in reverse chronological order:

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Name Date Deaths Involved Location – Circumstances
Omdurman market attack December 10, 2024 54–61 RSF Khartoum State – The Sabrein open market was attacked, killing 54 people and injuring more than 158.[1][2]
Kabkabiya market airstrike December 9, 2024 100+ Sudanese Armed Forces North Darfur State, Kabkabiya – An airstrike killed more than 100 people at a market.[3]
2024 eastern Gezira State massacres October 20, 2024 8,000+ RSF Gezira State – Mass killing of civilians in at least thirty Sudanese villages.
Wad An Nora massacre June 5, 2024 150-200+ RSF Gezira State, Wad Al-Noora – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the village of Wad Al-Noora in Al-Jazira state, killing at least 100 civilians
Ardamata massacre November 8, 2023 800–2000 RSF, Janjaweed West Darfur State
See also: Masalit massacres (2023–present)
Taiba bridge massacre August 23, 2023 42 Undisclosed South Darfur State
Geneina massacre June 14–23, 2023 5,000+ West Darfur State
See also: Masalit massacres (2023–present)
Misterei massacre May 27-28, 2023 97 RSF, Janjaweed West Darfur State
See also: Masalit massacres (2023–present)
Kreinik massacre April 21, 2022 200+ Kreinik

10 Geneina

RSF, Janjaweed West Darfur State
Tangi and Bir Dagig massacres April 9–10, 2022 12 Gunmen West Darfur State
Krinding massacre January 16, 2021 163 Janjaweed, Rapid Support Forces, and Mahameed Arab civilians West Darfur State, El Geneina, Krinding IDP camp
2020 Darfur attacks July 12–26, 2020 89+ North Darfur State, South Darfur State, West Darfur State
2019 June sit-in protest massacre June 30, 2019 12 Khartoum State and Kassala State, Obaid, Khartoum, Omdurman and Kassala – 100+ Injured[4][5]
Al - Obaid Massacre[6] July 29, 2019 8+ RFS North Kordofan, Al - Obaid – All the victims were children who were shot by the Rapid Support Forces Snipers. The children died through direct headshots and chest shots.
Khartoum massacre[6] also known as Ramadan massacre June 3, 2019 350+[6] Khartoum State, Khartoum – Witnesses say at least 650 killed
2019 May sit-in protest massacres May 2019 168 RFS, NISS Khartoum State, Wad Madani, Gedarif, Khartoum –
2008 Omdurman attack May 10-12, 2008 220+ JEM Khartoum State, Khartoum and Omdurman – Darfur rebel group Justice and Equality Movement raided Khartoum and Omdurman, killing over 220 people.[9][10] It was the first time the Darfur conflict reached the capital, marking a significant escalation in a conflict that had already claimed up to 300,000 lives and displaced 2.5 million since 2003.[11]
Darfur genocide 2003–2005 100,000–400,000 Al-Bashir regime

Sudanese Armed Forces

Janjaweed

Muraheleen

2000 Jarafa mosque massacre[12] December 9, 2000 23 Khartoum State, Omdurman – 31 injured
1992 jihad against Nuba peoples 1992–1993 100,000+ Sudanese government: National Islamic Front (NIF) South Kordofan, Nuba Mountains region – In 1992, a jihad against the indigenous Nuba peoples was declared. In 1993, a fatwa was issued, declaring that Nuba Muslims were not considered true Muslims, therefore just as much a target as Christians and followers of traditional beliefs. Entire villages were destroyed, civilians killed, raped or kidnapped.[13][14][15][16][17]
See also: Sudanesischer Dschihad von 1992 (in German) and Bürgenstock Agreement
1991 Bor massacre November 15, 1991 2000+ Nuer White Army and Nuer fighters from SPLA-Nasir Today's South Sudan, Jonglei State, Bor See also: Second Sudanese Civil War
1990 Kaldada massacre April 1990 60 [14]
1989 Angolo massacre January–April 1989 [14]
1987 Saburi massacre March 1987 Nearly 100 [14]
1987 Ed Daein massacre[18] March 27–28 1987 1,000+ Muraheleen (mainly Rizeigat militia) East Darfur State, Ed Daein – Most of the victims were Dinka.
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  • Location of Sudan
    Location of Sudan
  • Solidarity protest in Chicago against the violations in Sudan
    Solidarity protest in Chicago against the violations in Sudan
  • Humanitarian aid response in 2023
    Humanitarian aid response in 2023

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References

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  1. ^ "Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158". CNN. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. ^ "Market bombed in Omdurman, dozens killed and injured". Sudan Tribune. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. ^ "Sudan: Alarm as civilians killed in attacks on markets". OHCHR. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  4. ^ "Sudanese protesters killed during 'million man march". France 24. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Massive demonstrations all across Sudan, 10 protesters killed - Dabanga Radio TV Online". www.dabangasudan.org. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Albaih, Khalid (2019-06-07). "No, it's not over for the Sudanese revolution". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  7. ^ "violent-conflict-in-el-gedaref". 14 May 2019.
  8. ^ "The names of 100 people killed in a week of deadly violence".
  9. ^ "Sudan Sentences 8 Rebels to Death for Khartoum Raid - The New York Times". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 2022-11-26. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ^ "Darfur rebels poised to take Khartoum | The Independent". The Independent. 2022-07-07. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  11. ^ "U.S. urges restraint after Sudan violence". Reuters. 2020-11-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  12. ^ "The Kalashnikov assault rifle used to kill 22 worshipers and wound 31 others in the 2000". 4 October 2019.
  13. ^ SudanTribune (2004-08-23). "The solution with regime change in Sudan". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  14. ^ a b c d Burr, Millard. "WORKING DOCUMENT II: QUANTIFYING GENOCIDE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN AND THE NUBA MOUNTAINS 1983-1998". www.occasionalwitness.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Background: the Nuba Mountains of southern Kordofan - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". www.ushmm.org. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  16. ^ Mohamed Salih, Mohamed A. (1995). "Resistance and Response: Ethnocide and Genocide in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan". GeoJournal. 36 (1): 71–78. ISSN 0343-2521.
  17. ^ Waal, Alex De. "Averting Genocide in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan". Items. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  18. ^ de Waal, Alex (1989). Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan. London, United Kingdom: Oxford Studies in African Affairs. p. 238. ISBN 978-0195181630.
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