Western Darfur is home to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises . Since
conflict flared in 2003, more than 2 million people have been displaced.
And between 200
and 400,000 people have died.
Darfur has been in a near­constant state of instability since Sudan became independent
from British and Egyptian rule in the 1950s . In 2003, violence reached a high point.
State­sponsored arab militias, known collectively as “Janjaweed”[Jan ja Weed], and the
Sudanese military effectively began a genocide to crush insurgencies.
The violence is
ongoing.
In 2009 and 10 , the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sudan’s
President Omar al Bashir.
He is wanted for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide .
In October 2014, Sudanese soldiers were ordered by superiors ​to rape over 200 women
and girls because of their alleged affiliation with rebel groups.​ The UN is currently
investigating this crime and continues to supply aid to people in the Darfur region.
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