In 2003, the
insurgent groups Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation
Movement/Army (SLA) incited arms against the Sudanese government for being
oppressively favoring Arabs over non-Arabs. These are African groups with
strong leanings toward their tribes and race. Along with this accusation of oppression,
other accusations include the neglect of the Sudanese government over the
Darfur region and the opposition of the Sudanese government against the African
farming communities in Fur, Zagawa and Masalit. The government of Sudan’s
response over these insurgencies was to bombard the rebel groups aerially and
to employ the help of the Arab militia, the Janjaweed. This has also been known as The Darfur genocide
Picture source http://www.frontpagemag.com/2009/stephenbrown/obama%E2%80%99s-silence-on-sudan-by-stephen-brown/
Picture source http://the8stages.blogspot.com/2012/08/darfur-extermination.html
Picture source http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/heart-of-darfur/guide-to-factions-and-forces/299/
Picture source http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/heart-of-darfur/guide-to-factions-and-forces/299/
Jangaweed