History+-+Darfur+-+F08+-+1

  = In early 2003, a conflict arose between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM). This conflict lead to one of the greatest battles; physically, mentally and emotionally; both to the people, and the rest of the world. = 


 * The SLM is a much bigger group, and is usually associated with the Fur and Masalit; while the JEM on the other hand is smaller, and associated with the Kobe clan.

On January 20, 2006, they declared a merger between these two groups, the Alliance of Revolutionary Forces. The merger, was never carried out, and now they continue to fight....

**    Both groups....have very different ideological backgrounds although they have the same agenda: "an end to the region's chronic           <span style="color: rgb(61, 36, 214)"><span style="color: rgb(72, 90, 219)"><span style="color: rgb(50, 58, 179)"><span style="color: rgb(26, 71, 199)"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif"><span style="display: block; color: rgb(0, 139, 255); font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 131, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(46, 198, 229)">economic and political marginalization; and protection for their communities against attacks by armed nomadic <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif"><span style="display: block; color: rgb(97, 0, 255); font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(110, 0, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(72, 90, 219)"><span style="color: rgb(50, 58, 179)"><span style="color: rgb(26, 71, 199)"><span style="color: rgb(46, 198, 229)">groups. - "Overview of the Darfur Crisis in Sudan"

= <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> The effects of this tension are horrendous: the numbers, mindblowing..... = = <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> 2.5 million  = <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> displaced from their homes = <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> 400,000  = <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> innocent people killed = <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> 700,000  = <span style="color: rgb(158, 0, 255)"> total dead =...and the violence shows no sign of an end.... Timeline of Events:    = Unlike the Second Sudanese Civil War, the current conflict in Darfur are seen to be tribal and ethnic rather then religious. The conflict is said to have many interwoven causes.

<span style="color: rgb(9, 11, 9)">Common Terms of Darfur:
Janjaweed: the Sudanese militia, against both the SLM and JEM Genocide: extermination of national, or cultural group Darfur: literally means "realm of the Fur", located in Sudan

Work Cited:

"An Overview of the Darfur Crisis in Sudan." 1-2. 22 Sept. 2008 < http://www.glpinc.org/web_pages/news_articles/an%20overview%20of%20the%20darfur%20crisis.pdf>.

Borger, Julian, ed. "Darfur by Numbers." __Guardian__ 4 Sept. 2007: 1-1. __Guardian.co.uk__. 4 Sept. 2007. 22 Sept. 2008 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/04/diplomaticdispatch.julianborger>.

P., Mikhail. "Darfur Timeline." __Map Report__. 2000. CNT Group. 23 Sept. 2008 <http://www.mapreport.com/countries/darfur.html>.

Viklund, Andreas. __Darfur Action Now__. Remorse Too Late. __Truth Hugger__. 22 Sept. 2008 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.volkskrantblog.nl/pub/mm/tempest/7333/image/darfur_graphic2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://truthhugger.com/tag/khmer-rouge/&h=303&w=300&sz=68&hl=en&start=28&usg=__bo9xa7dtbzdyjj-jfndgcypijgk=&tbnid=b6zjr5myvu5hvm:&t.

"genocide." //Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)//. Random House, Inc. 23 Sep. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/genocide>.