Conflict - Darfur
- Created by: rachel cantwell
- Created on: 11-06-14 15:59
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- Darfur
- History
- The remainder of Sudan is mostly nomadic Arabs
- The Darfur region of Sudan is mainly comprised of black Africans
- There is a long standing conflict between these two groups
- Causes
- Social
- The black Africans wanted greater representation
- Economic
- The rebel groups wanted shares in the oil reserves for education and health provision
- Social
- Impacts
- Social
- Environmental
- The water supply has been deliberately contaminated
- Most of the fertile land is now owned by the Janjaweed
- Political
- Ethnic cleansing
- Events
- The Sudan Liberation and Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur took up arms
- They accused the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese
- SLM and JEM attacked government officials
- The Janjaweed (a Sudanese militia) retaliated and attacked villages
- They murdered and ***** civillians, burned down houses and stole
- Air raids were carried out on rebel groups by the Sudanese government
- The Sudanese government denies supporting the Janjaweed
- However, they have been providing assistence, weapons and orgainising joint attacks
- The Sudanese government denies supporting the Janjaweed
- The Janjaweed (a Sudanese militia) retaliated and attacked villages
- SLM and JEM attacked government officials
- They accused the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese
- The Sudan Liberation and Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur took up arms
- Responses
- A peace agreement was negotiated in 2006 - but this failed
- General feeling is that the rebels would happily negotiate if the Janjaweed were disarmed
- Government are denying involvement in war crimes
- History
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