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by wickedwillie on July 30th, 2004

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What is the current Darfur conflict in Sudan all about?

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  • by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on July 30th, 2004

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    In short, the Darfur conflict is ongoing in the Darfur region of western Sudan between the Janjaweed, a Sudanese-government-supported armed militia recruited from local Arab tribes, and the black African peoples of the region. The conflict has been widely described as "ethnic cleansing". An estimated 10,000–30,000 (some estimates place the number much higher at 50-60,0000) people had already been killed, and more than one million people displaced from their homes.

    Two local rebel groups - the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) and the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) are accusing the government of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs. In response, the government mounted a campaign of aerial bombardment supporting ground attacks by an Arab militia, the Janjaweed. It was accused of committing serious human rights violations, including mass killing, looting, and rapes of the non-Arab population of Darfur.

    There is a Q & A on the topic located here which is over-simplified, but gives a good snapshot of how the conflict started and its current progress:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm

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