Battles War crimes Humanitarian crisis Other Between February 14 and 17, 2025, militants from the Rapid Support Forces attacked the villages of Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat, both in El Geteina, White Nile State, Sudan, killing between 200 to upwards of 433 civilians.

The war in Sudan began on 15 April 2023, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attempted to overthrow the Sudanese government led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

[1][2] The coup attempt plunged the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other major cities across the country, including Nyala and El-Obeid, into grueling urban warfare.

[4] Prior to the massacres, the RSF had withdrawn from Gezira state from the SAF offensive towards Geteina and Kirel, before retreating further towards Jabal Awliya south of Khartoum.

[4] A statement by Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese rights organization, stated that the attacks occurred for three days ending on February 17 in al-Kadaris and al-Khelwat.