Battles War crimes Humanitarian crisis Other Between May 27 and 28, 2023, armed Arab gunmen affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces attacked the West Darfur town of Misterei during the Battle of Geneina, killing 97 Masalit civilians after brief clashes with the Sudanese Alliance and Masalit self-defense groups, and destroying the town.

[2] As a result of low protection by the Sudanese Army and UNAMID following the Juba Peace Agreement in 2020, Masalit self-defense groups formed in Misterei.

[4] In March 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces moved their base from Misterei to Geneina, the capital of West Darfur.

[5] As a result, the only force defending the town was the Sudanese Alliance led by West Darfur governor Khamis Abakar.

[3] On May 27, a battle broke out in Jabal Derindi, three kilometers away from Misterei, between Sudanese Forces and the RSF.

Around 90 Sudanese Alliance militants, a signatory of the Juba Agreement, intervened in the town, led by Cpt.

[4] Around 80 bodies were buried in a mass grave, located by the Misterei hospital in the southeastern part of the town.

[4] The first mass grave contained fifty-nine bodies, mostly of men, and was done quickly due to fear of further Janjaweed attacks.