• 19 Oct 16
  

  j9198707

  • Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and the main rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), are about to sign a ceasefire.

    It is being seen as an important step to achieving peace before a national election in April.

    Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.

    How did the conflict start?

    The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.

    Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.

    How did the government respond to the rebellion?

    It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.

    But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia - who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.

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    KEY REBEL PLAYERS                    SLM: Minni Minnawi's faction     SLM: Abdul Wahid Mohammad Ahmed al-Nur's faction     Jem: Khalil Ibrahim, one of the first rebel groups                       <!-- S ILIN -->            A step forward for Darfur peace?          <!-- E ILIN -->

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    President Omar al-Bashir has called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".

  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.

    The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place - though a UN investigation team in 2005 concluded that war crimes had been committed but there had been no intent to commit genocide.

    Trials have been announced in Khartoum of some members of the security forces suspected of abuses - but this is viewed as part of a campaign against attempts to get suspects tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague

  • What has happened to Darfur's civilians?

    The United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.

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    SEARCH FOR PEACE            May 2006: Khartoum makes peace with main Darfur rebel faction, Sudan Liberation Movement; Jem rejects the deal     May 2008: Unprecedented assault by Jem on Khartoum     Jul 2008: ICC calls for arrest of President Bashir     Nov 2008: President Bashir announces ceasefire     Nov 2008: ICC calls for arrest of three rebel commanders     Feb 2009: Army says it has captured key town of Muhajiriya     Feb 2009: Khartoum and Jem sign a deal in Qatar                       <!-- S ILIN -->            Mixed views on Darfur deal          <!-- E ILIN -->

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    Darfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.

    Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad. Many of these are camped along a 600km (372 mile) stretch of the border and remain vulnerable to attacks from the Sudan side.

    Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur and the violence has spilled over the border area, with the neighbours accusing one another of supporting each other's rebel groups.

    Many aid agencies have been working in Darfur but they are unable to get access to vast areas because of the insecurity.

    Several were banned from northern Sudan after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Bashir in 2009 for alleged war crimes.

    How many have died?

    The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.

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    Janjaweed gunmen are accused of prowling outside refugee camps

            <!-- E IIMA -->  

    President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.

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• 31 Oct 14
  

  jieunyoo
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • attacking government targets
  • tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs
  • efugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed,
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place
  • Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped
  • 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.

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  kseniak
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • 300,000 have died
  • disease
  • oppressing black Africans in favour
  • oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs
  • self-defence militias
  • Arab Janjaweed militia
  • air raids
  • government
  • Janjaweed
  • live in camps near Darfur's main towns
  • killed
  • venture too far
  • 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad
  • similar ethnic make-up
  • African Union-UN peacekeeping mission,
  • conflict was effectively over
  • peace deal in 2006,
  • one of many rebel factions signed up to it
  • Mr Bashir
  • pro-government militias
  • Rebel groups
  • not enough evidence to support a trial

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  yasminrozmee
  • rebel group
  • Equality Movement
  • uality Movement (Jem), are about to sign a ceasefire.
  • ceasefire.
  • since the conflict began
  • people have fled their homes
  • died - mostly from disease
  • Justice and Equality Movemen
  • began attacking government targets
  • between the mostly nomadic Arabs
  • Fur, Massaleet
  • Zaghawa
  • refugees
  • genocide is taking place
  • more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • now live in camps near Darfur's main towns
  • Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped
  • venture too far
  • firewood or water.
  • 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad
  • Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur
  • neighbours accusing one another of supporting each other's rebel groups.
  • banned from northern Sudan
  • 300,000 people have died
  • death toll at 10,000.
  • arch and have made no distinction between those dying as
  • isolated attacks
  • he conflict was effectively over
  • banditry were the region's main problems now
  • arrange peace talks
  • Khartoum
  • and Jem
  • ebel groups to agree a common position so they can take part in broader peace talks.
  • accused of supporting the pro-government militias.
  • add genocide
  • prosecutors appealed and the court's pre-trial chamber has now been ordered to reconsider genocide charge

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• 07 Mar 14
  

  jack mccullough
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• 27 Feb 14
  

  Josh Richards
  • began attacking government targets in early 2003
  • Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights
  • The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died
  • It is hoped that the ceasefire with Jem will see other rebels sit down at the negotiating table

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  krstlcllns

  sudan

  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.

    Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.

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• 26 Feb 14
  

  Elijah Doucette
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.

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  kerri gilligan

  Sudan

  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia - who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • President Omar al-Bashir has called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".
  • The United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.

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• 24 Feb 14
  

  Allison Lundquist

  Sudan

• 08 Oct 13
  

  Yeon Shin Kim
  • tension over land and grazing rights
  • air raids by government aircraft
  • slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • genocide
  • war crimes
  • 2.7 million people have fled
  • Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad.
  • violence has spilled over the border area,
  • aid agencies

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  Nguyen Quach
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • Sudan Liberation Army
  • Justice and Equality Movement
  • accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • attacking government targets in early 2003,
  • Darfur, which means land of the Fur
  • faced many years of tension
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  • following r
  • ebel attacks.
  • "self-defence militias"
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • alled
  • the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".
  • refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed,
  • ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad.
  • violence has spilled over the border area, with the neighbours accusing one another of supporting each other's rebel groups.
  • Several were banned from northern Sudan after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Bashir in 2009 for alleged war crimes.
  • 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • death toll at 10,000.
  • hose dying as a result of violence and those dying as a result of starvation or disease in the camps.
  • Sudanese government says
  • situation is being exaggerated.
  • thousands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.
  • conflict was effectively over and isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems now.
  • peace deal in 2006, but only one of many rebel factions signed up to it.
  • arrest warrant last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
  • genocide to the charge was initially refused - but prosecutors appealed and the court's pre-trial chamber has now been ordered to reconsider genocide charges.
  • Rebel groups have also been held responsible for some atrocities
  • accused of planning the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007, was dropped this year as the ICC ruled there was not enough evidence to support a trial.

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  Han Banh
  • main rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem),
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • ceasefire.
  • Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)
  • attacking government
  • early 2003
  • began
  • Is anyone trying to stop the fighting?
  • peacekeepers
  • African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.
  • Mr Bashir.
  • supporting the pro-government militias.

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  Han Byeol Kim
  • sign a ceasefire.
  • 2.7 million people have fled t
  • 300,000 have died
  • How did the conflict start?
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • 2003,
  • Arab Janjaweed militia
  • President Omar al-Bashir has called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".
  • slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • genocide
  • What has happened to Darfur's civilians?
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • men are killed and women raped if they venture too far
  • 00,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad

  • Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur and the violence has spilled over the border area, with the neighbours accusing one another of supporting each other's rebel groups.
  • an arrest warrant for President Bashir in 2009 for alleged war crimes.
  • 300,000 people have die
  • President Bashir p
  • 10,000.
  • those dying as a result of violence and those dying as a result of starvation or disease in the camps.
  • Last August, the UN's outgoing military commander General Martin Agwai said the conflict was effectively over and isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems now.
  • Mr Bashir.
  • een accused of supporting the pro-government militias.
  • an arrest warrant last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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  lien anh nguyen
  • Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir
  • the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region
  • about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets
  • tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur
  • Massaleet and Zaghawa communities
  • "self-defence militias"
  • President Omar al-Bashir has called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".
  • government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • security forces suspected of abuses
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • Darfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad.
  • camped along a 600km (372 mile) stretch of the border
  • Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur and the violence has spilled over the border area
  • 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.
  • There are thousands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.
  • the UN's outgoing military commander General Martin Agwai
  • There was a peace deal in 2006, but only one of many rebel factions signed up to it.
  • Qatar, the United Nations, the African Union, Arab League and Chad have all helped to arrange peace talks between Khartoum and Jem
  • Scott Gration
  • talks
  • rebel groups
  • so they can take part in broader peace talks
  • blame on Mr Bashir.
  • He has frequently
  • supporting the pro-government militias.
  • Rebel groups have also been held responsible for some atrocities.
  • But the case against rebel leader Bahar Idriss Abu Garda

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  seungyeon lee
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government
  • faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights
  • nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.
  • self-defence militias
  • denies any links to the
  • Arab Janjaweed militia
  • accused of trying to drive out black Africans
  • President Omar al-Bashir has called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".
  • refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed
  • genocide is taking place
  • more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps
  • men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • camped along a 600km (372 mile) stretch of the border and remain vulnerable to attacks from the Sudan side.
  • 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • There was a peace deal in 2006, but only one of many rebel factions signed up to it.
  • blame on Mr Bashir.
  • accused of supporting the pro-government militias.

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  Eunji Kim
  • main rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)
  • (Jem)
  • black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of
  • tension over land and grazing rights
  • between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.
  • self-defence militias
  • Arab Janjaweed militia
  • who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • Janjaweed
  • thieves and gangsters".
  • ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women

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  geon hee song
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • 2.7 million
  • 300,000
  • Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement
  • land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities
  • 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad

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  Sumin Song
  • Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir
  • the main rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • in the arid western region
  • 300,000 have died - mostly from disease
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003
  • faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights
  • Darfur
  • self-defence militias
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place
  • The United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far
  • safety in neighbouring Chad
  • stretch of the border
  • Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur
  • Many aid agencies have been working in Darfur but they are unable to get access to vast areas because of the insecurity.
  • up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease
  • dying as a result of violence and those dying as a result of starvation or disease in the camps
  • The numbers are crucial in determining whether the deaths in Darfur are genocide
  • There are thousands of peacekeepers
  • isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems now
  • lays much of the blame on Mr Bashir
  • He has frequently been accused of supporting the pro-government militias.

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  junghoon kim
  • main rebel group in
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem),
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • 00,000
  • have died - mostly from disease.
  • (SLA)
  • black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • tension
  • over land and grazing rights
  • ir raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place
  • but this is viewed as part of a campaign against attempts to get suspects tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
  • he United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • Darfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad.
  • Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur
  • Many aid agencies have been working in Darfur but they are unable to get access to vast areas because of the insecurity.
  • 300,000 people have died
  • combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.
  • Accurate figures are difficult to research
  • There are thousands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.
  • There was a peace deal in 2006, but only one of many rebel factions signed up to it.
  • Qatar, the United Nations, the African Union, Arab League and Chad have all helped to arrange peace talks between Khartoum and Jem over the past few years.
  • The international community lays much of the blame on Mr Bashir.
  • He has frequently been accused of supporting the pro-government militias.

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  Jaewon Uhm
  • main rebel group in Darfur
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • , the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • (SLA)
  • (Jem)
  • black Africans in favour of Arabs
  • land of the Fur
  • ension over land and grazing rights
  • nomadic Arabs
  • armers from
  • "self-defence militias"
  • Arab Janjaweed militia
  • hieves and gangsters
  • genocide is taking place
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • ive in camps near Darfur's main towns
  • anjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed
  • omen raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water
  • and w
  • remain vulnerable to attacks from the Sudan side
  • 300,000 people have died
  • General Martin Agwai said the conflict was effectively over
  • isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems
  • Arab League and Chad have all helped to arrange peace talks between Khartoum and Jem over the past few years.
  • Mr Bashir
  • pro-government militias
  • rrest warrant last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity

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  Youjin Jang
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • mostly from disease.
  • , the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • about 300,000 have died
  • attacking government targets in early 2003,
  • which means land of the Fur
  • self-defence militias
  • thieves and gangsters".
  • aircraft
  • horses and camels,
  • What has happened to Darfur's civilians?
  • neighbours accusing one another of supporting each other's rebel groups.
  • How many have died?
  • The United Nations says up to 300,000 people
  • Is anyone trying to stop the fighting?
  • peacekeepers
  • Who is to blame?
  • Mr Bashir
  • pro-government militias.

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  Jon Paterson
  • main rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • President Omar al-Bashir
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes
  • 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • (SLA)
  • (Jem)
  • black Africans in favour of Arabs
  • tension over land and grazing rights
  • self-defence militias" following rebel attacks
  • Arab Janjaweed militia

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• 19 May 13
  

  Ben Giese

  Africa DBQ

  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.

  • How did the government respond to the rebellion?

    It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.

    But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia - who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place - though a UN investigation team in 2005 concluded that war crimes had been committed but there had been no intent to commit genocide
  • What has happened to Darfur's civilians?
  • The United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • Darfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad. Many of these are camped along a 600km (372 mile) stretch of the border and remain vulnerable to attacks from the Sudan side.
  • Chad's eastern areas have a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur and the violence has spilled over the border area, with the neighbours accusing one another of supporting each other's rebel groups.
  • How many have died?
  • The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.

  • Accurate figures are difficult to research and have made no distinction between those dying as a result of violence and those dying as a result of starvation or disease in the camps.

    The numbers are crucial in determining whether the deaths in Darfur are genocide or - as the Sudanese government says - the situation is being exaggerated.

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• 26 Apr 13
  

  Justin Glodowski

  sudan darfur genocide Conflict

• 06 Apr 13
  

  Reid Velo
  • udan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets
  • hartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • mits mobilising "self-defence militias" fol
  • enies any links to the Arab Janjaweed mili
  • ing to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • Omar al-Bashir has called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters".
  • fugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatev
  • genocide is taking place - though a UN investigation team in 2005 concluded that war crimes had been committed but there had been no intent to commit genocide.
  • spected of abuses
  • re than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in cam
  • rfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • 00,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad.
  • e camped along a 600km (372 mile) stretch of the border and remain vulnerable to attacks from the Sudan side.
  • any aid agencies have been working in Darfur but they are unable to get access to vast areas because of the insecurity.
  • Several were banned from northern Sudan after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Bashir in 2009 for alleged war crimes.
  • nited Nations says up to 300,000 peop
  • fects of war, hunger and disease.
  • ident Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000
  • numbers are crucial in determining whether the deaths in Darfur are genocide or - as the Sudanese government says - the situation is being exaggerated.
  • housands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping
  • atar, the United Nations, the African Union, Arab League and Chad have all helped to arrange peace talks between Khartoum and Jem
  • S envoy to Darfur, Scott Gration, has also been involved in talks aimed at getting the rebel groups
  • international community lays much of the blame on Mr Bashir.
  • ently been accused of supporting the pro-government militias.
  • International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
  • attempt to add genocide to the charge was initially refused - but prosecutors appealed and the court's pre-trial chamber has now been ordered to reconsider genocide charges
  • ebel groups have also been held responsible for some atrocities.
  • ainst rebel leader Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, accused of planning the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007, was dropped this year as the ICC ruled there was not enough evidence to support a trial.

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• 13 Dec 12
  

  Hanna Kim

  sudan

• 19 Nov 12
  

  Jack Jacob

  darfur sudan genocide Conflict

  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • Darfur
  • land of the Fur
  • It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.
  • But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia
  • called the Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters"
  • air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find
  • genocide is taking place
  • more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
  • Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far
  • 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad
  • aid agencies have been working in Darfur but they are unable to get access to vast areas because of the insecurity.
  • 300,000 people have died
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000
  • no distinction between those dying as a result of violence and those dying as a result of starvation or disease in the camps
  • whether the deaths in Darfur are genocide or - as the Sudanese government says - the situation is being exaggerated
  • General Martin Agwai said the conflict was effectively over and isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems now
  • peace deal in 2006, but only one of many rebel factions signed up to it
  • lays much of the blame on Mr Bashir
  • He has frequently been accused of supporting the pro-government militias
  • reconsider genocide charges.
  • Rebel groups have also been held responsible for some atrocities.

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  mikayla-jane

  why did the conflict start?

• 02 Apr 12
  

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• 22 Mar 12
  

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• 06 Mar 12
  

  brenda covarrubias
• 13 Feb 12
  

  Geoffrey Marshall

  Genocide

• 06 Feb 12
  

  Kristina Thomson

  darfur

• 25 Jan 12
  

  jesse gloyd

  darfur genocide sudan Conflict

• 05 Oct 11
  

  rodger brandon
• 26 Sep 11
  

  Scott Depooter

  Darfur refugees

• 12 May 11
  

  Stephanie Symes

  darfur conflict sudan genocide socialstudies

• 21 Apr 11
  

  Nicky Vogt
  • 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region
  • UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.

  • How did the government respond to the rebellion?

    It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.
  • But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia - who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • What has happened to Darfur's civilians?
  • Darfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • How many have died?
  • The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.
  • thousands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.
  • There was a peace deal in 2006, but only one of many rebel factions signed up to it.
  • The international community lays much of the blame on Mr Bashir

  • He has frequently been accused of supporting the pro-government militias.

    The International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
  • An attempt to add genocide to the charge was initially refused - but prosecutors appealed and the court's pre-trial chamber has now been ordered to reconsider genocide charges.

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  Sarah Kopplin

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  andymoteach

  news africa darfur sudan genocide war history bbc

• 11 Mar 11
  

  Mike Adams

  my bookmark

  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began  attacking government targets in early 2003
  • It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks
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  Alfi Y
• 28 Feb 11
  

  Lulicat Zhang
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • The United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, hunger and disease.
  • Accurate figures are difficult to research and have made no distinction between those dying as a result of violence and those dying as a result of starvation or disease in the camps.

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  Christie DeCarolis

  darfur africa

• 28 Dec 10
  

  Royal Oak Model UN

  bbc darfur sudan genocide conflict

• 13 Dec 10
  

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• 10 Nov 10
  

  Matthew D

  Sudan war info

• 08 Nov 10
  

  Dave Manu
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place - though a UN investigation team in 2005 concluded that war crimes had been committed but there had been no intent to commit genocide.
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  Jade Christie
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • in early 2003,
• 04 Nov 10
  

  Dana Davis
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs

  • It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.

    But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia - who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place - though a UN investigation team in 2005 concluded that war crimes had been committed but there had been no intent to commit genocide.

  • he United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.

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    Darfuris say the Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.

    Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad. Many of these are camped along a 600km (372 mile) stretch of the border and remain vulnerable to attacks from the Sudan side.

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  Alison Culmer
  • he UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.
  • SEARCH FOR PEACE 

             

    May 2006: Khartoum makes peace with main Darfur rebel faction, Sudan Liberation Movement; Jem rejects the deal

       

    May 2008: Unprecedented assault by Jem on Khartoum

       

    Jul 2008: ICC calls for arrest of President Bashir

       

    Nov 2008: President Bashir announces ceasefire

       

    Nov 2008: ICC calls for arrest of three rebel commanders

       

    Feb 2009: Army says it has captured key town of Muhajiriya

       

    Feb 2009: Khartoum and Jem sign a deal in Qatar
  • President Bashir puts the death toll at 10,000.
  • The numbers are crucial in determining whether the deaths in Darfur are genocide or - as the Sudanese government says - the situation is being exaggerated.

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  Grayson Audette
  • and the UN says about 300,000 have died - mostly from disease.
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began  attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing  black Africans in favour of Arabs

  • It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.

  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by  attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels,  slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.

  • Qatar, the United Nations, the African Union, Arab League and Chad have all  helped to arrange peace talks between Khartoum and Jem over the past few years.  

  • The US envoy to Darfur, Scott Gration, has also been involved in talks aimed  at getting the rebel groups to agree a common position so they can take part in  broader peace talks.

     

    It is hoped that the ceasefire with Jem will see other rebels sit down at the  negotiating table.

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• 20 Oct 10
  

  Sean McGrath

  sudan darfur civil war

  • Sudan's Darfur conflict
  • How did the conflict start
  • Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)
  • Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)
  • How did the government respond to the rebellion
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed
  • What has happened to Darfur's civilians?
  • 2.7 million have fled
  • 300,000 people have died
  • Is anyone trying to stop the fighting
  • thousands of peacekeepers in the region
  • Who is to blame?
  • Mr Bashir.
  • Omar al-Bashir
  • Rebel groups

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• 20 Sep 10
  

  rimta sembiring

  geo sudan darfur news

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  • It broke out in early 2003 after the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • land and grazing rights
  • the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.
  • denies any links to the Arab
  • Omar al-Bashir has called
  • Janjaweed "thieves and gangsters"
  • slaughtering men, raping women and stealing
  • no intent to commit genocide.
  • 2.7 million
  • men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water.
  • unable to get access to vast areas
  • aid agencies
  • insecurity

  • United Nations says up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, famine and disease.
  • Bashir
  • 10,000.
  • determining
  • Darfur are genocide or - as the Sudanese government says - the situation is being exaggerated.
  • thousands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.
  • military
  • banditry
  • General Martin Agwai said the conflict was effectively over and isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems now.
  • banditry were the region's main problems now.
  • Peace talks between Khartoum and Jem
  • blame on Mr Bashir
  • supporting the pro-government militias.
  • he is unlikely to be detained as the African Union says it will not honour the warrant.
  • Rebel groups have also been held responsible for some atrocities

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• 23 Aug 10
  

  Kelly Shaw
• 13 May 10
  

  K. Melissa Gillespie

  The BBC News website looks at the background to the fighting in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

  darfur sudan genocide

• 08 May 10
  

  Marlene Imana-Iyemura
  • The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • It admits mobilising "self-defence militias" following rebel attacks.
  • But it denies any links to the Arab Janjaweed militia - who are accused of trying to drive out black Africans from large swathes of territory.
  • But refugees say air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find.

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• 19 Apr 10
  

  Cathy Sweeney
• 18 Mar 10
  

  Nick Merrill
• 11 Mar 10
  

  Latty Harris

  people that is helping to stop the genocide in darfur sudan

  • more than 2.7 million have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.
• 09 Mar 10
  

  Cole Shepherd
  • Some 2.7 million people have fled their homes since the conflict began in the arid western region, and the UN says about 300,000 have died.
  • accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
  • began attacking government targets in early 2003
  • air raids by government aircraft would be followed by attacks from the Janjaweed, who would ride into villages on horses and camels, slaughtering men, raping women and stealing whatever they could find
  • The US and some human rights groups have said genocide is taking place
  • more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns
  • Janjaweed patrol outside the camps and men are killed and women raped if they venture too far in search of firewood or water
  • Some 200,000 people have also sought safety in neighbouring Chad
  • up to 300,000 people have died from the combined effects of war, famine and disease
  • There are thousands of peacekeepers in the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission
  • Agwai said the conflict was effectively over and isolated attacks and banditry were the region's main problems now
  • Qatar, the United Nations, the African Union, Arab League and Chad have all helped to arrange peace talks between Khartoum and Jem over the past few years
  • blame on Mr Bashir
  • He has frequently been accused of supporting the pro-government militias
  • an arrest warrant last year for war crimes and crimes against humanity
  • the case
  • was dropped this year as the ICC ruled there was not enough evidence to support a trial.

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  SuYoung Yang
• 08 Dec 09
  

  Amanda Pratt

  genocide darfur africa sudan

• 08 Jun 09
  

  claireizat

  Geography Resources

• 29 Mar 09
  

  Kristy O'Hara
• 07 Mar 09
  

  george napper

  opinion

• 09 Oct 07
  

  psotclib

  darfur sudan

• 29 May 07
  

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  ib population movement sudan darfur

• 17 Apr 07
  

  Amber
  • rebel group began attacking government targets, saying the region was being neglected by Khartoum
  • government is oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs
  • two main rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)

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• 06 Sep 06
  

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  darfur

• 26 May 06
  

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