The genocide that is taking place between Sudan and Darfur is just sickening. In this blog, I will tell why this mass killing started in the first place.The people of Darfur first started killing when they feared that an on-going conflict in Sudan was coming to an end. The end of the conflict might have meant that they would lose access to the countries resources that they needed.If that would have happened, Darfur would have been left with nothing. The Darfurians accused the Sudanese government of neglect. They thought that the Sudanese government liked Arabs more than non-Arabs. Two groups, the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Movement, were planning to start a rebellion in 2003.When they found out about the attack, Sudan ordered the Janjaweed and Sudanese military to attack the African population. The things that they did to the Africans are just unbelievable. Some of the tortures they performed, are as follows; ethinic cleansing, bombing civilian targets, murdering, starving, maiming, torturing, displacing, and raping the people. They even amputated limbs and smashed peoples faces. It is unhuman.The people that were attacked believe that it is because of their black skin. They believe that president Bashir wanted to give the land back to the Janjaweed who are Arabs. It was clear that he didn't want Africans to have the land. Since this genocide has started, over 400,000 have been killed and 2.5 million displaced. The things that those people did are awful. I can't even imagine living in a world like that. It makes me glad that we live in the united states where everything is pretty peaceful. Mostly everyone there has lost someone they love. I wouldn't be able to handle it. I hope that this is stopped as soon as possible. Things like that should just never happen.
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