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The Darfur Conflict is an ongoing guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfurr region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese Government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in favor of Sudanese Arabs. • Estimates on the number of human casualties, ranging from under 20,000 to 100,000+ dead, from either direct combat or starvation and disease inflicted by the conflict. • There have also been mass displacements and coercive migrations, forcing millions into refugee camps or over the border and creating a large Humanitarian crisis.
The Sudanese government and the JEM signed a ceasefire agreement in February, 2010. • Talks have been disrupted by accusations that the Sudanese army launched raids and air strikes against a village, violating the February agreement. • The JEM, the largest rebel group in Darfur, has said they will boycott further negotiations. • In Darfur, over 5 million people have been affected by the conflict.
Save Darfur • Go to savedarfur.org • George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon and many others raise money, awareness, help to Darfur
The Devil Came on Horseback • A documentary on the horror in Darfur • Former US Marine Captain Brian Steidle goes to Darfur, Sudan in 2004 • He witnesses the genocide • Then what he does about it
