Genocide+in+Darfur

 Genocide in Darfur By Mariah Prister   The Genocide in Darfur have caused millions to lose their homes, thousands of lives lost and neglect from their government and most of the world.  What is Darfur?  Darfur is an independent region located in the western portion of Sudan. It’s located in Eastern Africa east of Chad and directly south of Egypt. Darfur has been a province known to the world as the site of conflict for over six years.  What is the Genocide in Darfur?  There is a racial diversity in Darfur between African and Arab. Regardless of race, most of the people in Darfur are Muslim. The Arab-Sudanese militia called the Janjaweed has been terrorizing victims and villages throughout the region. The victims are mostly African and non-Arab residents.  These people have long been politically and economically prevented from having power, and their government has refused to take any action to or stop control increasingly brutal and violent Janjaweed raids of African villages in Darfur. Due to the government’s neglect there is also competition between Arab and African tribal groups over the scarce primary resources in Darfur-arable land and water-has been exacerbated by advancing desertification throughout the Sahel region.  Has there been any help to the Genocide in Darfur? = The Darfur government has ignored the attacks by the Janjaweed on African residents. The U.N. has built refugee camps and has provided significant resources for the homeless Darfurians. It has been difficult for nations to provide Humanitarian assistance in Darfur, because of attacks on aid agencies and the fact that the government offers no protection against the Janjaweed. The African Union Mission in Sudan has tried to intervene and help with the ongoing genocide in Darfur even though they are military limited with 7,000 troops. AMIS was not able to contain the violence in Darfur. = = What is the Effect of the Genocide in Darfur? = = Many of darfurians have been killed in Janjaweed attacks. The victims are the non-Arab or African tribal groups of Darfur, which include the Fur, the Massaleit, the Zaghawa, the Tunjur, the Birgid, the Dajo, etc. The militia groups have already Killed 400,000 Darfurians so far and over 2 million Darfurians have been driven from their homes. People of Darfur are victims of murder, rape, and brutal killing sprees. = = What should be done in Darfur? = = More nations should intervene and help the genocide in Darfur. The U.S. should put more money into helping darfurians and give them more resources such as water, food and shelter. The government in Darfur should be replaced by people who have the ability to help the country. Many of these things would contribute to helping and restoring peace in Darfur. = = = = = = = = = = This cartoon shows the involvement and action of the United States to the genocide in Darfur. = 

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