We studied more maps. And started Africa Presentations.
Africa Presentations-
Darfur in Sudan:
1. Parties involved--Justice and Equality Movement and Sudanese liberation Movement. Both are rebel African groups. And the Janjaweed (trying to get their rebel land back, they would kill people who tried to move away from a refugee camp and rape and torture woman and children). The Arabs were attacking black Africans because they wanted the land the black Africans on because it's a very crowded area.
2. What happened or is happening--During Feb. 2003, the Arabs were trying to invade Darfur where the Africans living. The Arabs starting the germicides and eventually pushed them out of their homes and they fled to surrounding countries and caused violence there too. In Darfur there are 2 ethnic groups (African and Arab) the government is mostly Arab and prefer the Arab ethnic group and start to neglect the Africans.
Syria:
1. Parties involved--Ba'ath Party (Arab political party, not very liked-people), Hafez al-Assad (took away rights using Marshal law for a very long time), Bashar al-Assad, people of the country (against the government).
2. What happened or is happening--Syrian civil war-armed conflict, began March 15, 2011. Grew nation wide April 2011, ongoing conflict. Started in Deraa of Syrian City. 15 schoolchildren were tortured for writing anti-government graffiti on walls. Protests for this stared peaceful but the army opened fire on the protesters, killed 4 and more at the funeral the next year. This was the floodgates for conflict to come. The protesters wanted a democracy and greater freed and wanted the president Bashar al-Assad, to resign, he promised the stop the fighting but the protestors didn't believe him. Many refugees have fled to escape conflict, the Free Syrian Army (rebels) are fighting to remove al-Assad from power. Arab Spring-revolutionary wave where demonstration, protest and civil wars the Arab area. The people want freedom like the US has.
3. Why did it happen--
4. How did the international community(UN, US, African Union, NATO) get involved--
5. Current situation/How did it end--
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