The Darfur Conflict:
Those Who Seem to Support It, Those Who
Suffer Most from It, and the Difficulties in Ending It

 
Conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan has taken the lives of over 400,000 persons in the 21st century, perhaps as much as 20 percent of the regional population (Wikipedia, 2008). Nearly 2.5 million have been displaced from land they have inhabited for many years (Lynch, 2007). But, the world has done little to stop it or assist the people affected.
The situation in Darfur results from the interaction of a number of factors, including global warming, economic interests, and local politics. The semi-nomdic Janjaweed, which means "mounted demons," (Tesch, 2007), of northern Sudan are being driven south by the expanding desert which is robbing them of grazing lands for their livestock (Wikipedia, 2008). This has created conflict with the non-Arab Fur, Zaghawa, and Masalit ethnic groups who have farmed on the southern Sudanese lands for hundreds,......

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Title: Darfur Conflict
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