Misterei
{{short description|Village in West Darfur, Sudan}}{{Infobox settlement
| native_name = مستري
| native_name_lang = ar
| timezone1 = Central Africa Time, GMT + 3
| coordinates = {{Coor title dms|13|7|29.55|N|22|9|42.56|E|type:landmark_region:SD|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Sudan
| subdivision_name1 = West Darfur
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sudan (West Darfur highlighted)
| pushpin_image = West Darfur in Sudan.svg
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Sudan
| elevation_m =
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = Geneina
}}
Misterei ({{Langx|ar|مستري}}) is a village located south of Geneina, Sudan.{{Cite web |last=Rhodes |first=Hafiz Haroun and Tom |date=2023-07-21 |title=DARFUR: The road from Misterei is full of corpses; the town empty save for the Janjaweed and RSF |url=https://africanarguments.org/2023/07/darfur-the-road-from-misterei-is-full-of-corpses-the-town-empty-save-for-the-janjaweed-and-rsf/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=African Arguments |language=en-GB}}
History
{{See also|Misterei massacre}}
On 25 and 26 July 2020, a massacre occurred involving around 500 gunmen who attacked Misterei killing more than 60 people.{{Cite web |last=Dabanga |date=2020-07-27 |title=West Darfur: At least 60 dead in Misterei massacre |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/west-darfur-at-least-60-dead-in-misterei-massacre |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}
Massacres have been reported in the village during the 2023 Sudan conflict with the village being used during the Battle of Geneina for massacres and for the battle overall.{{Cite web |last=Lisa |date=2023-07-12 |title=HRW report exposes severity of attacks on Misterei, West Darfur |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/hrw-report-exposes-severity-of-attacks-on-misterei-west-darfur |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Dabanga Radio TV Online |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Farmer |first=Ben |date=2023-07-20 |title=History threatens to repeat itself as horrors of Darfur genocide resurface in Sudan |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/darfur-genocide-history-repeats-sudan-conflict/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=0307-1235}}
Demographics
The village is home to mainly ethnic Masalit residents.{{Cite web |last=Formanek |first=Mitchell McCluskey,Ingrid |date=2023-07-11 |title=Sudanese paramilitary and militias accused of war crimes in West Darfur |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/africa/sudanese-paramilitary-executes-dozens-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}