More about the Darfur Conflict

To go along with Amanda's lastest post, I will talk more about the Darfur conflict. You may be wondering how the Darfur conflict started. Well, you are in the right place. The Darfur conflict started in 2003 when a rebel group began attacking government targets. The rebels believed that the government had been neglecting an impoverished region. They also said that the government was against black Africans and in favor of Arabs. The area has had conflicts over the land and grazing rights between the Arabs and the farmers.

So what is the government doing to help resolve this conflict? The governments says that it did sent troops there after the rebel attacks, but according to government, they did not try to get rid of black Africans from the area. The government made air raids of the area by aircraft, and entered the area on camels and horses. While in the area, the government killed men, raped women, and stole whatever they could find. The government says that they were not in control of the group that entered into the area.

Another question that you may have is what has happened to the civillians. Well, millions of civiallans have fled their villages to head to camps near Darfur's main towns. However, there is not enough food, water, or medicine for everyone. It is said that if people travel to far looking for firewood or water, they are killed or raped. Some people decide to travel to Chad, but that area is also attacked by Sudan.

In May there was a peace deal, but not everybody had signed the deal. The government promised to disarm their troops (Janjaweed). The Janjaweed however were never disarmed, and more fighting has taking place since the deal had been signed. There are not enough African Union troops to cover the area.