The Genocide In Darfur

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Mass genocides have taken place throughout history and formed the world that we live in today. With the mass number of civilians slaughtered during the Darfur Genocide you may ask yourself, why all the killing? How is this carried out, and what was done to help.

The Genocide in Darfur has claimed over 450,000 lives and has caused chaos in millions. In Darfur there are over 100 tribes and with these tribes there comes tension. The conflict in Darfur is one between Arab and non-Arab. In 2003 two non-Arab groups called the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement began to rebel against the sudanese government. Civilians of the same ethnic group as those rebels were targeted and were considered threats by the government. The

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