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Victims and Perpetrators
 * Darfur: Who



__Victims__ The victims of the terrible Darfur Genocide are the citizens of Darfur and Western Sudan. These people consist of many tribes of Africans and Muslims. The majority of both tribes are Muslim. Since 2003, 300,000 people have been murdered, tortured, and left homeless. Many of these homeless people are turned into soldiers for the Janjaweed, the main militia in this war.

These people have been greatly affected by the war. An entire generation of kids have been uneducated and now live in poverty. Everywhere, people are homeless and alone. 2.6 million people live in camps for "Internally Displaced Persons". Town after town, people have been slaughtered. Many people have created small militias and armies to try and combat the rebels. But these people are unsuccessful. Corruption in the government and rebels has been feared to still continue for some time.



__Perpetrators__ The people responsible for the genocide are a corrupt group of the Sudan Government and the rebel militia called, Janjaweed. The Janjaweed were created first as a revolt against the already corrupt government but then spiraled into a mass murdering army. These people move from town to town, burning villages. They also attack checkpoints that the government sets up. They also hijack humanitarian vehicles and take their supplies. Every time they move to a town, they recruit young boys for their militia. This increases their army by thousands. Attacking the government and its citizens, the Janjaweed continues to slaughter millions. Later leaders began to be arrested such as Ali Kushyab.

The Sudan Government began repelling the attacks of the Janjaweed at the start of their attacks. This also spiraled into a genocide because of the corrupt officials. They started setting up checkpoints where they would rob people of their belongings. During the genocide, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) was formed. They attacked the government in anger of the governments inability to fix the genocide.

In later years, the Darfur Peace Agreement was signed by the government and the Janjaweed. Despite efforts to keep this active, the two sides continue to fight.

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__Sources__ - http://www.amnestyusa.org/darfur/darfur-history/page.do?id=1351103

- http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/

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