Kreinik

Kreinik (Arabic: كرينك), or Al Kuraynik, is a town located in West Darfur, Sudan, located 50 miles east of Geneina.

Kreinik
كرينك
Kreinik is located in Sudan
Kreinik
Location in Sudan (West Darfur state highlighted)
Coordinates: 13°22′00.0″N 22°53′00.0″E
CountrySudan
StateWest Darfur
Elevation
801 m (2,628 ft)
Time zoneCentral Africa Time, GMT + 3

History

In 2012, armed militias seized farms in the town.[1] Following the 2021 Darfur clashes, many refugees from Kreinik fled and settled in Foro Baranga.[2]

In December 2021, dozens were killed in tribal clashes.[3] On 24 April 2022, a thousand militants murdered nearly 180 people in the Kreinik massacre.[4] A Médecins Sans Frontières team returned to Kreinik in December 2022 to rebuild the destroyed hospital.[5]

During the 2023 Sudan conflict, the town has been under control of the Rapid Support Forces, as has most of West Darfur.[6]

Demographics

Kreinik is inhabited mostly by the Masalit, the biggest ethnic group in West Darfur.[7] It became home to many displaced ethnic black Massalit communities in the 2000s and the 2010s.[8]

References
  1. Dabanga (2012-07-08). "Armed militias seize farms in Kreinik, West Darfur". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. Dabanga (2021-05-30). "Angry protests follow deadly West Darfur market attack". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. Staff (2021-12-10). "Dozens die and thousands flee in West Darfur tribal fighting". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. "Behind an ordinary massacre in Kreinik, Darfur". Le Monde.fr. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. "Sudan: Kreinik town today is a burned-out spectre after the attack that happened last year". MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES - MIDDLE EAST. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. Newsroom, B. N. N. (2023-07-27). "Seizure and Siege: Rapid Support Forces Take Control in Darfur". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  7. Salih, Zeinab Mohammed (2022-04-26). "Janjaweed militia blamed for attacks that left at least 200 dead in Darfur". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  8. "Darfur: Why are Sudan's Janjaweed on the attack again?". BBC News. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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