Darfur

rwanada had the UN involved more people died and lasted 100 days

due to the heat and lack of rain.(the river heats up by the sun and evaporates)

By anam

The United Nations and the "White" world have not yet gotten involved in the raging genocide in Darfur for two reasons onebecause the Americans are in coalition with the Sudan government and two their is nothing in it for the rest of the world to get out of getting involved in the whole mess. " money is the rot of all evil" and this is a perfect example since their is no way to make a profit then the United Nations will never get involved. it's sad but it's the truth and until the world decides toGrow a setand stop looking out for number one then I feel that we will see many more slaughtering of millions of innocent people before the "White" world gets involved.

From everything I can understand - the Muslim Arab Sudanese of the North are trying to rid Sudan of (or take-over and convert by force) all the Southern African Sudanese - many of whom are Christian (Catholic and other) or animist.

Sudanese peoples

The region became the scene of a rebellion in 2003 against the Arab-dominated Sudanese government, with two local rebel groups - the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) - accusing the government of oppressing non-Arabs in favor of Arabs.

The government was also accused of neglecting the Darfur region of Sudan.

In response, the government mounted a campaign of aerial bombardment supporting ground attacks by an Arab militia, the Janjaweed.

The government-supported Janjaweed were accused of committing major human rights violations, including mass killing, looting, and systematic rape of the non-Arab population of Darfur. They have frequently burned down whole villages, driving the surviving inhabitants to flee to refugee camps, mainly in Darfur and Chad; many of the camps in Darfur are surrounded by Janjaweed forces.

By the summer of 2004, 50,000 to 80,000 people had been killed and at least a million had been driven from their homes, causing a major humanitarian crisis in the region.

(taken from the History of Darfur Wikianswers)

xoxo,

Sudanese.

Yes, Chad is a country on the continent of Africa.

Check out the related link for different events that happened in 1982.

When the conflict in Darfur began, a serious drought had just ended that had killed about 95,000 people. Things were still at a climax, and tensions were high, and in 2003 (i think) rebel groups began attacking government outposts to voice their aggrivation since they weren't being represented in the government and getting food.

Since these people were non-Arab, the government answered their attacks and complaints by killing them. Arabs had no reason to complain because they were being represented and fed, and the government used the non-Arab's attacks as excuses to kill them, calling their complaints, lies.

It's been 3 years since the Darfur genocide has begun and already 400,000 innocent people have been killed. Usually the meathod used it simply either killing everyone in the village and leaving their bodies rotting in a ditch, or they kill the men and rape the women because if a woman is not pure she cannot marry, therefore dooming her to die from poverty and starvation.

The attacks ARE government sponsored, but so far they are doing a good job of covering it up and threatening anyone who tries to intercede. If you have any more questions about this matter you can email me at:

solitarysoul46@yahoo.com

the U.N. (united nations) is now taking an act in this travesty in Sudan. They have finally helped in 2005 and has been doing so till today.

Yes it is still going on. This war was started in 2003 and is still being continued.

Answer Islam is frequently referred to as a religion of peace. In this connection the often cited sura from the Koran refers to their being 'no compulsion in religion'. Other suras in the Koran speak about both Jews and Christians as 'people of the book' (the Bible) and affirm their scriptures. On the other hand, there are many Muslims who recognise some (if not all) of the 109 Koranic verses which are referred to as 'war verses'. These are said to abrogate (supersede) the verses which indicate peace and respect towards Christians.

To directly answer to the question though, the Muslims who kill Christians in Darfur (or anywhere else) would be getting their justification for doing so directly from the Koran itself since the Koran is their sacred book. They would believe they are following the example of Muhammed and the teachings of their Holy book. It may also to a degree (but not always) depend on whether those they are killing are Christians from a Muslim background or not. Muslims who become Christians are regarded throughout the Islamic world as apostates and are deemed worthy of death, according to Koranic teaching.

It must also be remembered that in Darfur there appeared to be a racial motivation to the violence, even to the point of attempted genocide. In at least part it is certainly possible that both motivations are present. Some of the violence has even been reported as being Muslim versus Muslim, so the situation is not altogether clear cut.

The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) began attacking government targets in early 2003, accusing Khartoum of oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.

Darfur, which means land of the Fur, has faced many years of tension over land and grazing rights between the mostly nomadic Arabs, and farmers from the Fur, Massaleet and Zaghawa communities.

visit the article Who is fighting in Darfur? just copy and past that to the wiki search bar and it's everything you need to know (( simplified ))

Leaders in Darfur firstly was asking for autonomy and full control of their economy (having in mind abundance of gas and petroleum). This was not approved by Sudanese Govt. Years passed and at point Darfurians organized themselves and demanded freedom for their territory. Sudan at all not liked it. Started arresting and harrousment. Darfurians revolted, took some arms in their own hand. Then Sudanese Govt (President Umr Al Bashar), created and sponsored Janjaweed Militia. In 2003, having the support with arms and money the Janjaweed (also backed by Sudanese Army) launched attacks to kill the people indiscremenantly. This is the beginning of mass killing, diplacement of ordinary people, burning, raping..and more. This is genocide!

The conflict is very complex, but the basic information is the following:

African Christians and Animists in the Darfur region of Sudan were relentlessly attacked, raped, and butchered by the Arab Janjaweed militias in a systematic way and were endorsed by the government of Sudan to engage in this behavior.

south and north

Sudan is located in North East Africa, directly south of Egypt

Rebels to arms for Independance of Darfur. The Janwaweed Militia, supported by the Sudanese Govt. wanted to eliminate the issue of self-proclamation of Darfur. They just wanted to wipe the Darfur people, so that none remains alive to ask for liberty.

they went out to smell roses and dance on unicorns

Up to 400,000 people have died due as a result of direct attacks and conflict induced malnutrition and disease. The vast majority of these have been women, children and civilian men. More than 3 million people have been displaced and are living in IDP camps. More than 350,000 people are deprived of humanitarian support due to the threat of attack faced by aid workers. Thousands starve each month due to the Sudanese government impeding humanitarian aid efforts. A further 4 million Darfuri residents are dependant on limited international humanitarian assistance. The violence is now spilling onto neighbouring Eastern Chad.

Although the UN took a more active role in recognizing the atrocities in Darfur, it had little impact in either case.