Since 2003 there has been acts so disturbing that it surprises me it goes on in our world today. In Darfur a small Africa country there has been a genocide against the people there.The genocide has been brought on Sudan's military and Janaweed, over 5 million people have been affected by the conflict.
The Origin of the conflict are land dispuets between livestock herders, and agriculture farmers. However the war began after the Darfur liberation front attacked the Golo the headquarters Jabel Marra. Fighting continued between the Darfur liberation front, and the Sudan government who had order the military to control the rebles. It was a civil war between the Rebels and Sudan government. The rebels were winning the civil war until in 2003, the Janaweed a group that was better equiped than the rebels gain an upperhand on the civil war.
Fighting in Darfur continued until 2007 when cease fire was signed, however the cease fire was broken and fighting continued. The UN deployed troops to keep peace over this time, but they were not able to much, as they were not able to fight. The Sudan troops along with the Janaweed killed over 300,000 civilions, and displace over 2 million from there homes. However finally in 2010 the Sudan government came to a peace agreement with Darfur and fighting has stoped. The SUdan government face sanctions for the war crimes of killing 300,000 people. The confilct was mainly started over religon with Sudan being most Arab, and Darfur also Arab, but more African in culture. Hopefully there can be peace between Sudan and Darfur but only time will tell if these two can get along in the future.
www.wikipedia.com/darfurcnflict
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