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1.)

The Darfur problems began when the people began contesting the government. The
black Arabs were begin discriminated against because they were black and they were being told
that they weren't of the right religion. The government began sending out armies of men who were
called the Janjaweed. These Janjaweed killed anyone who got in the way and soon they began to
get out of control, raping women killing children and families for no reason at all. The government
denied any association with the Janjaweed even though it was a widely known fact that they were
in charge of them. The go through villages burning the homes and ravaging everything and
forcing people away. There are millions of people who are displaced (in the ''wilderness'' with no
food or water) Women are often killed simply for trying to go and fetch water for their families.

2.)

September 3, 2005 in one of the most remote places in Africa,

an insurgency began unnoticed under the shadow of the war in Iraq in 2003,
killing 350,000 to 400,000 people in 29 months by means of violence,
malnutrition, and disease. The insurgency began virtually unnoticed in
February 2003 it has, over the past two years, precipitated the first great
episode of genocidal destruction in the 21st century. The victims are the nonArab or African tribal groups of Darfur, primarily the Fur, the Massaleit, and
the Zaghawa, but also the Tunjur, the Birgid, the Dajo, and others. The
Genocide has not stopped to this day, the horror continues on

3.)

Back in November 13, 2013 the UN estimated as many as 300,000

people have been killed in the Darfur genocide but the Sudanese government
says the death toll has been grossly inflated. Today the death toll is up to
480,000

4.)

Most villages were burned down over the course of the genocide, killing
many. The contamination in the water also managed to kill many to most of the
rival tribes.

5.)

Many women and children were often times beaten or raped before
being burned, de-limbed, killed, or put to work. Most tribes were not given an
easy and quick death, most were tortured in many different ways. Whether it be
put to work or raped.

6.)

Many of the aggressors were morally justified. Some of the aggressors

were just following orders from President Omar Al-Bashir. Most aggressors were
from rivaling tribes so they had no trouble killing and torturing the others.

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7.)

"My home village of Korma and the villages surrounding it were burned
last year, and 132 people were killed," said Ibrahim, who left Sudan 15 years ago
to study economics in India. "All of them were related to me. These are people
from my tribe." Many people lost their families and friends and were affected
greatly by the losses they suffered. Anyone still alive from this horrible event, will
never forget it.

8.)

In the spring of 2004, the African Union (AU) assumed the leading role in
international efforts to broker a resolution to the conflict in Darfur. Shortly
afterwards, on May 25, 2004, the UN Security Council made its first
statement on the situation in response to a report by the UN High
Commissioner on Human Rights. The Council expressed its concern about the
humanitarian crisis in Darfur and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, and
expressed support for the mediation efforts of the AU.AU efforts resulted in
the signing of the N'djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on April 8,
2004, between the government of Sudan, the SLA and the JEM. This paved
the way for an agreement signed in Addis Ababa on May 28, 2004, under
which 80 AU monitors were to observe the ceasefire supported by a
protection force of 300 Nigerian and Rwandan troops. However, the ceasefire
was not observed.

9.)

They were all separated and chosen out because they were different. They
were killed by the men organized by the government. Brought down to
nothing, burned, killed, raped. Like they were nothing.

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