Nuba Mountains War

“They are remnant populations that took refuge in the hills for protection against slavery, practiced for centuries by states in the Nile Valley and the sultanates of Darfur” (p. 422). During 1992, another genocidal aspect of war broke out in Sudan against the Nuba civilians of the country that became known for its essence of cutting off the Nuba from “…humanitarian assistance and the focus of only a tiny advocacy effort” (p.421). Those Nuba civilians whom were attacked were farmers that benefited from both through trade and exchange with the British whom occupied the country and those countries surrounding the Nuba mountains (p. 422). Those whom initiated this war’s (the Sudan’s People Liberation Army, Bashier, and clerics) ultimate goal was …show more content…
Raiding, abduction, and rape prevented any movement between villages and to markets. Thousands died of hunger and disease, while the flow of basic goods (including soap, salt, and clothing) to the rebel areas almost completely dried up. The Nuba Mountains went back in time: people wore home-spun cotton or went naked, could no longer use currency and so instead reverted to barter, and relied upon traditional medical remedies” (p. 428). Some of these same aspects (such as raiding, rape, and famine, etc) have become prominent factors when historians begin to study the aspects of genocide and how to prevent it from re-occurring. Though many of these crimes against humanity are seen throughout all corners of the world, the fact that they are re-occurring aspects demonstrate that something must be done in order for people to realize when a genocide is beginning or about to occur within their region. It is only because of the mountainous areas that those Nuba civilians of whom were granted a chance at survival, ultimately were saved from the man-slaughter of those whom were committed to reducing these African population to nothing. It is because of the awareness of the genocides and the ultimate necessity for prevention that those whom were unfortunate to live through the torture were finally granted a chance to tell their experience of this genocide. “The policy was genocidal in both intent and its possible outcome. But by the end of 1992 the military operation had clearly failed and the main tenets of the campaign were abandoned”… however the war was not discontinued until eight years later… and has unfortunately (within recent years) begun once again in the country of Sudan (p.