Darfur genocide (2023–present)

This article is about the overall genocide. For events that specifically targeted the Masalit people, see Masalit genocide. For the genocidal massacre in October 2025, see El Fasher massacre.

Darfur genocide
Part of war crimes during the Sudanese civil war
The Darfur region of Sudan
LocationDarfur, Sudan
Date15 April 2023 – present
TargetMasalit people, Fur people, Zaghawa people, Berti people, Tama people
Attack type
Genocide, mass killing, ethnic cleansing, scorched earth, genocidal rape
Deaths
  • At least 60,000 in El Fasher (estimate) and 15,000 in Geneina
  • over 45,000 infants died from malnutrition
Perpetrator
MotiveTribalism
Anti-Black racism

The Darfur genocide, also known as the second Darfur genocide, is an ongoing series of persecutions and mass killings of non-Arabs in Darfur carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies during the Sudanese civil war. The genocidal campaign started on 15 April 2023 in conjunction with civil war between the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The RSF and allied militias began committing organized massacres of non-Arab civilians in all states of Darfur, with the largest occurring throughout 2023 against the Masalit people in the area of Geneina, West Darfur. The genocide has been recognized by Genocide Watch, the government of the United States, and American academic Eric Reeves.

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