Ethnic conflict: Ethnic conflict, a form of conflict in which the objectives of at least one party are defined in ethnic terms, and the conflict, its antecedents, and possible solutions are perceived along ethnic lines.
2015 began with new bombings in Darfur, UN officials were kicked out and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir called for the removal of all UN peacekeepers.
The “Darfur Genocide” refers to the current mass slaughter and of Darfuri men, women, and ren in Western Sudan. The killings began in 2003, as the first genocide in the 21st century.
Darfur (Arabic: دار فور Dār Fūr, English: Realm of the Fur) is a region in western Sudan.It was named Dardaju (Arabic: دار داجو ) while ruled by the Daju, who migrated from Meroë circa 350 AD; it was then renamed Dartunjur (Arabic: دار تنجر ) …
Fighting between two main opposition groups — the Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) — the Government of Sudan (GOS) military, and GOS-supported militia groups collectively known as Janjaweed intensified in the three states of Darfur…
1 Introduction “When I visited Darfur last May, I felt hopeful. Today I am pessimistic, unless a major new international effort is mustered in the coming weeks ()
Photos, pictures of Darfur Sudan. Janjawee Janjaweed refugees. Jingaweit roughly translated means evil men on back with guns. Projected mortality rate …
Sudan – Conflict in Darfur: A separate conflict that remained unresolved centred on the Darfur region in western Sudan. The conflict began in 2003 when rebels launched an insurrection to protest what they contended was the Sudanese government’s disregard for the western region and its non-Arab population.
The better we understand past genocides, the better equipped we are to prevent and respond to future genocides and mass atrocities.