Ardamata
Ardamata
اردمتا | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
IDP's at the Ardamata displacement camp in 2007 | |
Location in Sudan (West Darfur highlighted) | |
| Coordinates: 13°28′32″N 22°30′15.03″E / 13.47556°N 22.5041750°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | West Darfur |
| City | Geneina |
| Control | Rapid Support Forces |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time, GMT + 3 |
Ardamata (Arabic: اردمتا) is a neighborhood located in the northeastern part of Geneina, Sudan.[3][4] The neighborhood is near the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp.[5]
History
On 8 November 2023, the Janjaweed and Rapid Support Forces massacred about 800 civilians in Ardamata, West Darfur, Sudan.[6]
Demographics
The village is home to mainly ethnic Masalit residents.[7]
References
- ^ "Ardamata CPC Area - Geneina". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Ardamatta, West Darfur, Sudan". mindat.
- ^ Michael, Maggie (2023-11-08). "Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ دارفور ٢٤ (2023-01-27). "اطلاق سراح محتجزي غرب دارفور في سجن "أردمتا "". موقع دارفور٢٤ الاخباري (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "مجازر مروعة في اردمتا بالجنينة بعد سيطرة الدعم السريع… وسقوط أكثر من مائتي قتيل - إنتهاكات السودان". sudanviolations.com (in Arabic). 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Formanek, Mitchell McCluskey,Ingrid (2023-07-11). "Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
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