DARFUR WAR

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good.” -Former US president, Jimmy Carter.

How did the conflict start?

The conflict in Sudan’s western Darfur region flared in 2003 when two rebel groups rose up against the government, accusing it of neglect. The government of Sudan moved swiftly to crush the revolt by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA).

Impact of the conflict

Analysts estimate that up to 400,000 civilians have been killed through war-related violence, disease and starvation. 

Impact of the conflict

The United Nations says more than 2.7 million people have fled their homes and now live in camps near Darfur's main towns.

Impact of the conflict

4.7 million conflict-affected people live in desperate need of humanitarian aid for their daily survival

Impact of the conflict

Women and girls are under particular threat as rape is used as a weapon of war and a tool of genocide.

The Janjaweed

The genocide is being carried out by a group of government-armed and funded Arab militias known as the Janjaweed (which loosely translates to ‘devils on horseback’)

The Janjaweed

Who are the Janjaweed? The Janjaweed are the armed militia

supported by the Sudanese Government to carry out the genocide, alongside and independent of, the Sudanese Army.

 

The Janjaweed

The Janjaweed systematically destroy Darfurians by burning villages, looting economic resources, polluting water sources, and murdering, raping, and torturing civilians.

How? Attacks on

Darfuri villages commonly begin with Sudanese Air Force bombings. Air campaigns are often followed by Janjaweed militia raids.

The Janjaweed

The Janjaweed have also been accused of incursions and attacks in neighboring Chad.

Who is to blame?

The international community lays much of the blame on Mr Bashir. On March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir for crimes against humanity and, in July 2010, a warrant for arrest on charges of genocide. 

Is anyone trying to stop the fighting?

Yes. There are thousands of peacekeepers in

the region under the auspices of a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission, Unamid.

Doha Agreement (2011)

The 2011 Darfur Peace Agreement, also known as the Doha Agreement, was signed in July 2011 between the government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement.

Doha Agreement (2011)

Although The Doha Agreement was a big milestone in the peace process but the people of Darfur are yet to really enjoy peace.

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