Mujahid, 43 years old. On 24 April 2023, he was with his family at home when the attack on El Geneina city occurred. “While I was with my family at our house in Al-Jabel neighborhood we heard heavy gunfire. We later got to know that RSF was killing people while targeting the Masalit, particularly educated and intellectual individuals. Many lawyers and community leaders were searched for, identified, and killed inside their homes, some of those lawyers are; Mohammed Ahmed Kodi (from Nuba) killed on 12th May 2023, and Alsadiq Mohammed Ahmed (the Humanitarian Aid Commissioner) killed on 14th June 2023, Khamis Arbab Ishaq, Tariq Hassan Yagoub Almalek (murdered on 16th June 2023)36. The snippers killed the passersby, water sources were deliberately destroyed, and anyone who attempted to fetch water from the few remaining sources risked being shot. The Masalit people have been their main targets. On 15thJune 2023, I moved with my family to Chad. During my displacement journey to Chad, RSF and Arab militia repeatedly shouted at us: “This is now Arab land and no longer Masalit land!” They forced us to echo after them: “Arab Land (Dar Arab)”. When we reached to an area called Runga, RSF and nomads gathered a large group of displaced people (about two thousand people), they addressed us openly, declaring that: ‘We are the Arab GatheringMovement,37 we are RSF. Go to Chad and never come back. This is now Arab land, no longer Masalit land. We are the ones who arrested and killed the governor. ‘It was at this moment that I first learned of the governor’s death.”38 Rowda, 23 years. She is a medical worker. She was in El Geneina when the armed conflict started in April 2023. “After the outbreak of the armed conflict on 15 April 2023, I was working in providing first aid to the wounded people at Al-sadaga IDP centre (in the city of El Geneina). During this period, the Masalit tribe were directly targeted. This targeting was systematic, while SAF was stationed at Ardamata garrison (about 2 kilometres away), yet they did not intervene to protect civilians 36 He is a member of Geraida king of Masalit and was active lawyer in Krending IDP camp case that RSF was accused in attacking the camp in 2019 and 2020. 37 This is an Arab coalition established in the 1980s which was supported by President Ghaddafi of Libya. 38 Interview with Mr. Mujahid, WhatsApp call, 15 th July 2025. 22