Ardamata massacre

{{Short description|2023 mass murder in Sudan}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = Ardamata massacre

| location = Ardamata, Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan

| date = 8 November 2023

| partof = Sudanese civil war (2023-present), Masalit massacres (2023–present) and the Battle of Geneina

| map = West Darfur in Sudan.svg

| map_caption = West Darfur highlighted in Sudan

| coordinates = {{Coor title dms|13|7|29.55|N|22|9|42.56|E|type:landmark_region:SD|display=inline,title}}

| target = Masalit people

| type = Ethnic cleansing

| fatalities = Between 800 to 2,000{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/800-sudanese-reportedly-killed-attack-darfur-town-104822667 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112004001/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/800-sudanese-reportedly-killed-attack-darfur-town-104822667 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-11 |title=More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says |url=https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-darfur-military-rsf-militias-1d7becc3b9c4dbf1e814892f3b88396e |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=SudanTribune |date=2023-11-10 |title=RSF Kills over 2,000 civilians in West Darfur's Ardamata |url=https://sudantribune.com/article279216/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Sudan Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nashed |first=Mat |title='Corpses on streets': Sudan's RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/10/corpses-on-streets-sudans-rsf-kills-1300-in-darfur-monitors-say |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

| injuries = 3,000

| victims = 20,000 refugees{{Cite web |last=دارفور ٢٤ |date=2023-01-27 |title=اطلاق سراح محتجزي غرب دارفور في سجن "أردمتا " |url=https://www.darfur24.com/2023/01/27/%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B1/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=موقع دارفور٢٤ الاخباري |language=ar |archive-date=2023-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109133346/https://www.darfur24.com/2023/01/27/%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B1/ |url-status=live }}

| perpetrator = Janjaweed and Rapid Support Forces

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{{Campaignbox War in Sudan (2023)}}

On 8 November 2023, the Rapid Support Forces and Janjaweed{{Cite news |last=Michael |first=Maggie |date=2023-11-08 |title=Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/darfur-refugees-report-new-spate-ethnically-driven-killings-2023-11-07/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |archive-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108233828/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/darfur-refugees-report-new-spate-ethnically-driven-killings-2023-11-07/ |url-status=live }} massacred between 800{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/800-sudanese-reportedly-killed-attack-darfur-town-104822667 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112004001/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/800-sudanese-reportedly-killed-attack-darfur-town-104822667 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-11 |title=More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says |url=https://apnews.com/article/sudan-war-darfur-military-rsf-militias-1d7becc3b9c4dbf1e814892f3b88396e |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=AP News |language=en}} and 2,000{{Cite web |last=SudanTribune |date=2023-11-10 |title=RSF Kills over 2,000 civilians in West Darfur's Ardamata |url=https://sudantribune.com/article279216/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Sudan Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nashed |first=Mat |title='Corpses on streets': Sudan's RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/10/corpses-on-streets-sudans-rsf-kills-1300-in-darfur-monitors-say |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} in Ardamata, Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan, although estimates vary.{{Cite web |last=Abdulahe |date=2023-11-07 |title=أكثر من مائتي قتيل.. مجازر مروعة في اردمتا بالجنينة بعد سيطرة الدعم السريع |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/ar/all-news/article/%d8%a3%d9%83%d8%ab%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d9%82%d8%aa%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%85 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=ar |archive-date=2023-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109131222/https://www.dabangasudan.org/ar/all-news/article/%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Houreld |first=Katharine |date=2023-11-08 |title=Sudan paramilitaries seize Darfur cities in major advance, amid massacres |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/sudan-rsf-army-darfur-massacre/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0190-8286 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108112513/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/sudan-rsf-army-darfur-massacre/ |url-status=live }} The attack came after the Sudanese Armed Forces's 15th Infantry Division camp retreated to Chad.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title=مجازر مروعة في اردمتا بالجنينة بعد سيطرة الدعم السريع… وسقوط أكثر من مائتي قتيل - إنتهاكات السودان |url=https://sudanviolations.com/%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b7/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=sudanviolations.com |language=ar |archive-date=2023-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109134427/https://sudanviolations.com/%d9%85%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b7/ |url-status=live }} About 20,000 fled to Chad following the violence. Reports indicated ethnic targeting, specifically the Masalit community.{{Cite web |title='At least 1,300' killed in new massacre in Sudan's West Darfur |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-west-darfur-ardamata-new-massacre |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Michael |first=Maggie |date=2023-11-08 |title=Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/darfur-refugees-report-new-spate-ethnically-driven-killings-2023-11-07/ |access-date=2023-11-15}}