Darfur

Janajaweed militias massacred villagers; starvation, rape, displacement.

Years
2003-2005
Country
Sudan
Capital City
Karthoum
Conflict Locations
Darfur
Children Affected
Hundreds of thousands incl. children
Sources

The Darfur genocide was the systematic killing of ethnic Darfuri people during the War in Darfur. The genocide, which was carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, led the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict several people for crimes against humanity, rape, forced transfer and torture.

A young boy plays football on a road at an IDP camp near the town of Jowhar, Somalia. AU UN IST PHOTO / Tobin Jones. The African Union Mission in Somalia (Source).

A young boy plays football on a road at an IDP camp near the town of Jowhar, Somalia. AU UN IST PHOTO / Tobin Jones. The African Union Mission in Somalia (Source).

The Sudanese government helped arm the Janjaweed herdsmen against the farmers of Darfur in a battle over land use rights that accelerated into massacres, rapes, starvation, disease, and displacements. Close to .4 million farmers were killed.