# Misterei

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**Misterei** (Arabic: مستري) is a village located south of [Geneina](/source/Geneina), [Sudan](/source/Sudan).[1]

## History

See also: [Misterei massacre](/source/Misterei_massacre)

On 25 and 26 July 2020, a massacre occurred involving around 500 gunmen who attacked Misterei killing more than 60 people.[2]

Massacres have been reported in the village during the [2023 Sudan conflict](/source/2023_Sudan_conflict) with the village being used during the [Battle of Geneina](/source/Battle_of_Geneina) for massacres and for the battle overall.[3][4]

## Demographics

The village is home to mainly ethnic [Masalit](/source/Masalit_people) residents.[5]

## References

1. Rhodes, Hafiz Haroun and Tom (2023-07-21). ["DARFUR: The road from Misterei is full of corpses; the town empty save for the Janjaweed and RSF"](https://africanarguments.org/2023/07/darfur-the-road-from-misterei-is-full-of-corpses-the-town-empty-save-for-the-janjaweed-and-rsf/). *African Arguments*. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

1. Dabanga (2020-07-27). ["West Darfur: At least 60 dead in Misterei massacre"](https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/west-darfur-at-least-60-dead-in-misterei-massacre). *Dabanga Radio TV Online*. Retrieved 2023-07-24.

1. Lisa (2023-07-12). ["HRW report exposes severity of attacks on Misterei, West Darfur"](https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/hrw-report-exposes-severity-of-attacks-on-misterei-west-darfur). *Dabanga Radio TV Online*. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

1. Farmer, Ben (2023-07-20). ["History threatens to repeat itself as horrors of Darfur genocide resurface in Sudan"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/darfur-genocide-history-repeats-sudan-conflict/). *The Telegraph*. [ISSN 0307-1235](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0307-1235). Retrieved 2023-07-22.

1. Formanek, Mitchell McCluskey,Ingrid (2023-07-11). ["Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur"](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/africa/sudanese-paramilitary-executes-dozens-intl/index.html). *CNN*. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

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