Started with map then Africa project:Darfur in Sudan1. Parties involved?Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudanese Liberation Movement. Both are rebel and African groups; going against the Janjaweed and the Sudanese government.2. What happened or is happening?When people would try to leave refugee camps, men were killed and the women and children were raped and tortured. The African ethnic groups tried to over through the government in Khartoum. The government preferred the Arabs, and didn’t take care of the African/Black people.3. Why did it happen?The government wanted the land that the people were farming.4. How did the international community (UN, US, African Union, and NATO) get involved?Sanctions were placed upon the government, and there are 26,000 peace keeping people there. They helped out people that needed it.5. Current situation/How did it end?The genocide is coming to an end, but there is still much violence, and harassment of the people.Syria1. Parties involved?Ba’ath Party, Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, and the people of the country. The people don’t like the people in charge, the Ba’ath party.2. What happened or is happening?Syrian civil war began on March 15th, 2011 and was nationwide by April 2011. It started with 15 school children for writing anti-government things on the wall. Four people were killed, then at the funeral, more people were shot and that’s when it began. The Arab spring began on December 18th, 2010 and is a revolutionary protest. The Arab spring was the beginning of many countries fighting back against the country.3. Why did it happen?The peoples don’t like their government4. How did the international community (UN, US, African Union, and NATO) get involved?5. Current situation/How did it end?It is still an ongoing problem.
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