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The war in Darfur, Sudan, began in February 2003 as a conflict of the Janjaweed and the Sudanese military against rebel groups, such as the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The civilians of Darfur were caught on the rebels' side and were subjected to massacre, rape, and, ultimately, genocide by the Janjaweed nomads. Over 300,000 deaths have occurred throughout the conflict in Darfur, and over 2,000,000 civilians have been displaced from their homes and must move either to Sudanese relief camps, whose residents frequently suffer raid, rape, and inevitable starvation, or into relief camps in eastern Chad, which the Sudanese military and Chadian Arabs have already begun to attack. These refugees and the civilians of Sudan must be protected both within Sudan and within Chad. The genocide must be stopped, and refugees need aid, such as food, clothing, and protection from the Janjaweed, from the Sudanese government, and from the Chadian Arabs.

Link to Slideshow on Darfur

http://vimeo.com/3963334