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	Darfur conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Darfur conflict or the Darfur genocide is an ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between the Janjaweed, a militia group recruited from local Baggara tribes, and the non-Baggara peoples (mostly tribes of small farmers) of the region.
		Darfur was awash in small arms from the various neighboring conflicts and stories spread of herders raiding farming villages for all of their animals or villagers who had armed themselves in self defense.
		Even prior to this attack, however, a conflict had erupted in Darfur, as rebels had already attacked police stations, army outposts and military convoys, and the government had engaged in a massive air and land assault on the rebel stronghold in the Marra Mountains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Darfur_conflict (4579 words)

	Sudan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sudan (officially the Republic of the Sudan or Republic of Sudan) is the largest country by area in Africa, situated in Northern Africa.
		It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest.
		Darfur is a region of three western states affected by the current Darfur conflict.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sudan (3845 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict
		Sudan's government and the pro-government Arab militias are accused of war crimes against the region's fl African population, although the UN has stopped short of calling it genocide.
		The conflict began in the arid and impoverished region early in 2003 after a rebel group began attacking government targets, saying the region was being neglected by Khartoum.
		Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zagawa communities.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/3496731.stm (932 words)

	Chadian-Sudanese conflict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The conflict has also involved Eritrea which the United Nations accuses of supporting rebels in Darfur, Libya, which is also accused of supporting Darfur rebels, but has mediated the conflict, as well as diplomats from the Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, and the African Union.
		ARFWS and the Government of Chad are united in opposition to Sudan heading the African Union at the upcoming summit on January 23.
		Sudan has suggested that the two countries use joint border patrols, just as they previously did in 2003 to prevent attacks from Chad by Fur rebel groups into Sudan, to prevent future attacks, but Chad has thus far refused.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chadian-Sudanese_conflict (4897 words)

	Sudan - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Republic of the Sudan, or Republic of Sudan (in recent years the definite article has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country by area in Africa, situated in Northeast Africa.
		It was the introduction of Sharia law and the dissolution of the 3 federal states in the South that led to the reinvigoration of the civil war.
		In place of payment on his road venture, the Government of Sudan, strapped for cash, paid him with a defunct tanning factory, which was confiscated when in 1996 he was forcebly expelled at the request of the United States and relocated to Afghanistan.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/u/d/Sudan.html (2233 words)

	Darfur Liberation Front / Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) / Sudan Liberation Army
		The government of Sudan maintains that conflict in this region of Darfour is primarily a tribal one, centred around the competition for land between pastoralists and crop farmers in the area.
		Turabi, the former speaker of Sudan's parliament and the ideologist of its Islamist revolution, was removed from office in May 2000 and inprisoned by Sudan's military.
		The United Nations has described the 15-month Darfur conflict as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and UN relief groups estimate that up to 2 million people are in need of food, while a million more have been forced to flee their homes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/para/darfur.htm (4948 words)

	Darfur conflict - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Darfur conflict is an ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between the Janjaweed, a governnment-supported militia recruited from local Arab tribes, and the non-Arab peoples of the region.
		Darfur is inhabited by a variety of peoples, generally constituting two distinct groups: non-Arab fl peoples such as the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa, and Arab tribes collectively termed Baggara (also fl by the standards of most non-Africans), who settled the region from about the 13th century onwards.
		On 23 July, 2004, the United States Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint resolution declaring the armed conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur to be genocide and calling on the Bush administration to lead an international effort to put a stop to it.
	www.voyager.in /Darfur_conflict (4539 words)

	Sudan Conflict & Humanitarian Crisis : Full Coverage - The World Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Between 6,000 and 10,000 people are dying from disease and violence each month in Sudan's Darfur region as heavy rains and a marauding militia hinder U.N. efforts to respond to one of Africa's worst humanitarian crises, according to a survey of mortality rates by the United Nations' World Health Organization.
		Sudan's government is guilty of "ethnic cleansing" and crimes against humanity, charges a new report released Friday by Human Rights Watch that accuses government-backed Arab militias of systematic attacks on fl Sudanese peasants and government forces of starving fl Sudanese to death in concentration camps.
		The government of Sudan is responsible for “ethnic cleansing” and crimes against humanity in Darfur, one of the world’s poorest and most inaccessible regions, on Sudan’s western border with Chad, according to this report released today by Human Rights Watch.
	www.worldrevolution.org /feature/sudancrisis.htm (645 words)

	Amnesty International USA: Make a Donation and Join Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The largest region in Sudan, Darfur is home to some 36 ethnic tribes, composed of two major blocks – Arabs and non-Arabs – the latter known as “fls”.
		In much of Darfur, the Janjawid are now occupying the rural areas; they have set up bases in some of the burnt-out villages, are harassing internally displaced people (IDPs) on the edges of towns, and have raped women who venture out to collect water outside the camps.
		The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur is being compounded by the administrative delays imposed by the Sudanese authorities on international humanitarian organizations and the ensuing logistic difficulties caused by the rainy season.
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/sudan/backgrounder.html (1020 words)

	ASC \| Library \| Web dossiers \| About the web dossiers - Conflict in the Sudan: the case of Darfur
		A new conflict has recently broken out in the Darfur region in the west of the country that borders Chad and Libya and is inhabited by ethnic groups of African and Arab descent.
		As a result of long-term drought and the advancing desert, camel-owning nomads from the north of Darfur have moved in steadily increasing numbers to villages in the south of the region, altering the centuries-old balance between farmers and nomads.
		The conquest of Darfur, 1873-1882 / by R.S. O'Fahey
	www.ascleiden.nl /Library/Webdossiers/ConflictInSudan.aspx (3166 words)

	CAFOD : News and events : Emergencies : Conflict in Sudan : FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The conflict began early last year after two local rebel groups took up arms against the government of Sudan, claiming that the region was being neglected by Khartoum.
		In southern Sudan, the conflict has been between African Christian and animist groups based in the South and the national Sudanese government dominated by northern Arabs.
		Darfur peace talks have taken place in Abuja, Nigeria, between the Government of Sudan and the rebel groups (SLA and JEM) and are due to resume in January 2005.
	www.cafod.org.uk /news_and_events/emergencies/conflict_in_sudan/faqs (1134 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- U.S. accuses all parties in Sudan's Darfur conflict of ignoring agreements ...
		UNITED NATIONS – The United States on Tuesday accused all parties in the 22-month conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region of complicity in a growing humanitarian disaster and demanded that those responsible be held accountable for atrocities and attacks on civilians.
		He said the rebel Sudan Liberation Army "is thought to be responsible for instigating much of the violence, although it has denied this." The government's use of aerial bombing to retaliate, if confirmed, would also violate a Nov. 9 accord, he said.
		The Darfur conflict, which the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Army and allied Justice and Equality Movement took up arms against what they saw as years of state neglect and discrimination against Sudanese of African origin.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041207-1919-un-sudan-darfur.html (715 words)

	Analysis: Sudan, Sudan: Darfur - Local conflict, international chaos
		It was the latest sign that the three-year-old Darfur conflict is set to degenerate in the coming months, and could also lead to the destabilization of Chad and a Sudan-Chad war.
		Darfur now is confronted by two forms of internationalization: a growing cross-border conflict between Sudan and Chad and their respective proxies in and around Darfur and eastern Chad, and the likelihood that a UN peacekeeping force will enter Darfur in September this year.
		Much of west Darfur is now a no-go area, and the same applies to parts of southern Darfur and the northern area as well.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-6NYDKR?OpenDocument (1558 words)

	An exchange on Sudan's Darfur conflict
		My reply and the previous articles on Sudan made it perfectly clear that we are against western military intervention, whether under the auspices of individual governments, the United Nations or the Africa Union.
		Even in a case like Sierra Leone, where immediate attacks on civilians by warlords was halted by the British army, the conflict in the region as a whole has worsened and the appalling conditions of poverty and unemployment facing the population continue.
		The disastrous situation in Darfur is only a small part of the catastrophe that increasingly faces people throughout Africa and, for that matter, throughout the globe.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/sep2004/darf-s11.shtml (1127 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Sudan
		In a unanimous vote, both houses of the U.S. Congress declare that "the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide." The resolution passes 422-0 in the House of Representatives and passes without dissent in the Senate.
		The government sends a 1,025-strong police force to Darfur to maintain security, law and order, and to "uphold the sense of nationhood." Its main tasks are to protect refugee camps, set up security checkpoints along the border with Chad and safeguard roads for the return of refugees.
		Refugees begin arriving in eastern Chad to escape the conflict that erupts after members of the SLA and JEM begin attacking government forces and installations in the Darfur region of Sudan.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/sudan/darfur.html (2878 words)

	Darfur conflict threatens broader Sudan peace process: Kenya
		The conflict raging Sudan's Darfur region has affected the peace process in the south of Africa's largest country, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's office said in a statement Friday.
		The statement said officials in the regional team mediating the southern Sudan conflict have raised fears that the Darfur conflict has delayed the resumption of ceasefire talks between Khartoum government and Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Kenya and the signing of a final peace deal.
		The statement said Kenya backed pressure being exerted by the UN on the Sudanese government to pacify Darfur, a region the size of France, that is in the throes of what the UN has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040827143424.piz2w576.html (350 words)

	SudanTribune article : Chad resumes mediation in Sudan’s Darfur conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		CAIRO, April 28 (AFP) — Chad said Thursday it had resumed its role as a mediator in Sudan’s Darfur conflict, raising hopes of renewed efforts to negotiate an end to the two-year-old crisis.
		"We have informed the brothers in Sudan that resolving a problem as complex as Darfur requires some sacrifices," said Yamassoum as he deplored less than flexible stances by both the government and rebels.
		Ndjamena had accused Sudan of seeking to destabilize Chad by supporting a 3,000-strong armed force near the border and said it was suspending its role in protest.
	www.sudantribune.com /article_impr.php3?id_article=9316 (392 words)

	Search Tuna Report for darfur genocide sudan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The mass murder of Blacks in Darfur is the first genocide of the 21st century: 50,000 have been slaughtered, 2 million forced into the desert as refugees, and thousands raped and enslaved p genocide in Sudan....
		Darfur Crisis Genocide is Occurring Today in Darfur Over the course of the last two years, a campaign of ethnic cleansing has killed more than 200,000 civilians, caused millions to flee their homes, and wrought untold devastation in the Darfur region of Sudan....
		A Relative Path: Sudan & The Darfur Genocide...
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/839.html (2322 words)

	SudanTribune article : Sudan compensates Darfur conflict victims (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		KHARTOUM, May 17 (AFP) — Sudan on Tuesday started the long task of handing compensation to people affected by the conflict in Darfur, insisting that it would pay out to all those hit by strife in the war-torn province.
		The process began with Sania, a village in South Darfur State whose inhabitants who have recently returned to their homes, the SUNA news agency reported.
		The state-run news agency said payments ranging from 20,000 to 700,000 Sudanese dinars (80-2,800 dollars) per person were made on Tuesday in a ceremony held in the village.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=9631 (324 words)

	Press Releases: Sudan, Questions and answers on the Darfur conflict in Sudan
		The rebels - members of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) - claim that the government of Sudan has been oppressing and neglecting the fl African population in favour of the Arab population.
		In western Sudan, the conflict has been between African muslim rebel groups and the Sudanese government.
		In the area around Nyala in South Darfur, this joint response is focussing on providing adequate shelter, improving water supply and sanitation, and supplying basic household items including blankets, cooking pots, soap etc, to 125,000 people.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f2e789e3ab7d27c085256e94005b9e9d (600 words)

	ISS Research: Darfur Conflict
		Darfur Plan of Action Signed Between the UN and the Government of Sudan (7 August 2004)
		The AU and the Conflict in the Darfur region of The Sudan: Meeting the Challenges of Peace, Security and Stability: Pledging Conference for AMIS, Addis Ababa, 26 May 2005 (PDF 380kb)
		Joint Communiqué Between the Government of Sudan and the UN on the Occasion of the Visit of the Secretary-General to Sudan, 3 July 2004 (PDF 119kb)
	www.iss.co.za /AF/profiles/Sudan/darfur/index.htm (3273 words)

	Online NewsHour Update: Death Toll in Sudan's Darfur Conflict Climbs to 70,000 -- Oct. 15, 2004
		The number of dead resulting from the crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region since March has topped 70,000, the United Nation's chief health official said Friday.
		Two aid workers were killed Oct.10 when their jeep hit an unexploded land mine in rebel-held territory near Ummbaru, the BBC reported.
		The crisis in Sudan, which began in early 2003 when Darfur rebels revolted against the government citing poor conditions in the region, has left some 1.5 million people homeless.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/sudan_10-15-04.html (450 words)

	Humanitarian Cease Fire Agreement on the Conflict in Darfur: Sudan: Peace Agreements: Library and Links: U.S. Institute ...
		Convinced of the necessity of the establishment in Darfur of a democratic political culture to guarantee to the populations of the region their political, economic and social rights;
		The parties shall establish a Cease-fire Commission composed of 2 high ranking officers from the Parties, the Tchadian mediation and the international community in accordance with the sovereignty of the Sudan.
		The Embassy of The Republic of Sudan, Washington, D.C. Text supplied via fax includes an official Embassy copy and a copy with signatures faxed to the Embassy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
	www.usip.org /library/pa/sudan/sudan_ceasefire_04082004.html (933 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		Despite the arrival of international troops and ongoing peace talks, the crisis in the African nation of Sudan remains as severe as ever.
		A campaign of what the United Nations describes as "ethnic cleansing" by Arab militias against non-Arab villagers has created a climate of terror across the huge Darfur region in Sudan's west.
		Tens of thousands are estimated to have died and more than 2 million people have been displaced by a civil war which has created widespread famine.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2004/sudan (180 words)

	About Native Voice Films
		Early in 2004, Native Voice Films director Philip Cox and his Sudanese guide Dawd Abute were the first filmmakers smuggle themselves into the troubled state of Darfur in Western Sudan.
		Recording the voices of pilots in the Sudanese bombers flying overhead to the desperate desire for peace and games of football by the young and tired SLA fighters, the report offered a human insight into an unreported and devastating conflict now widely recognized as the world's greatest humanitarian disaster.
		In response to the broadcast Channel 4 / Native Voice Films exclusive report on the massive and systematic ethnic cleansing in Darfur, the English and European Parliaments, as well as the Prevention of Genocide Committee requested private screenings and testimony from the Native Voice FIlms.
	www.nativevoicefilms.com /films_darfur.htm (255 words)

	Sudan-Darfur Conflict Watch
		Despite their public “resolve” and “care” for the people of western Sudan, Western governments are allowing more than 2000 hungry and sick Darfuris to die every single day for want of urgently needed food, medicines and shelter
		While US and European governments' goal is renewed access by their countries oil corporations to Sudan's oil wealth, Washington's latest threats against Sudan are part of a “carrot and stick” approach that it has pursued with Khartoum since the 9/11 attacks
		Oil will be the driving factor for military intervention in Sudan
	www.countercurrents.org /sudan.htm (121 words)

	Genocide Watch: How to Deny Genocide in Darfur, Sudan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Rationalize the deaths as the result of tribal conflict, coming to the victims out of the inevitability of their history of relationships.
		claimed that the deaths were just the result of age-old tribal conflicts between cattle herders (Arabs) and farmers (Africans).
		The Special Representative of the Secretary General, Jan Pronk, has recently signed a Sudanese government proposal to create “safe areas” for the fl Africans of Darfur, who will be “guarded” by the Sudanese army.
	www.genocidewatch.org /SudanTwelveWaysToDenyAGenocidebyGregStanton.htm (2419 words)

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