Beginning on April 21, 2022, clashes broke out between Janjaweed and Masalit civilians in the Kreinik refugee camp near El Geneina, West Darfur.

These led to massacres[1] over the following days by Janjaweed and the Rapid Support Forces, with hundreds of civilians killed.

During the War in Darfur, it served as a refugee camp for Masalit civilians who fled massacres by the Arab Janjaweed militias.

[5] In response, Rizeigat Arab militants along with fighters from the Rapid Support Forces attacked Masalit civilians in Kreinik.

[1] The next attack occurred on April 23, killing sixteen and forcing 86,700 to flee to the Sudanese Army headquarters in the town.

[1] The main attack in Kreinik occurred on April 24, with over 1,000 Janjaweed and RSF fighters heeding the "fazaa", or call to battle.

Residents reported gunshots in several neighborhoods, and doctors' organizations gave a provisional death toll of ten civilians killed.

[8] By February 2023, Kreinik was "a burned-out spectre", as much of the population was living in refugee camps and many neighborhoods were burnt down.