Darfur conflict

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The Darfur conflict is a protracted armed struggle in western Sudan marked by mass atrocities, displacement, and accusations of genocide against government-backed militias targeting non-Arab populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
ethnic conflict
humanitarian crisis
accusation genocide
accusationBy United States government
human rights organizations
accusationTarget Janjaweed militias
Sudanese government
linked to: Government of Sudan
characterizedBy attacks on civilians
ethnic cleansing
human rights violations
mass atrocities
sexual violence
village burnings
widespread displacement
conflictType internal armed conflict
country Sudan
displacedPersons millions of people
estimatedDeaths hundreds of thousands of people
hasCause competition over land and resources
environmental degradation
ethnic tensions
political marginalization of Darfur
rebel insurgency against the Sudanese government
involves Arab militias
Fur people
linked to: Fur language

Janjaweed militias
Justice and Equality Movement
Masalit people
Sudan Liberation Army
Sudan Liberation Movement
Sudanese Armed Forces
Sudanese government
linked to: Government of Sudan

Zaghawa people
non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur
locatedIn Darfur
linked to: Darfur region

western Sudan
mainOpponent Janjaweed
linked to: Janjaweed militias

Justice and Equality Movement
Sudan Liberation Army
Sudanese government
linked to: Government of Sudan
notableEvent 2004 international recognition of Darfur crisis as major humanitarian emergency
peacekeepingMission African Union Mission in Sudan
United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur
peakViolencePeriod 2003–2005
refugeesTo Central African Republic
Chad
relatedTo Sudanese civil wars
War in Sudan
startTime 2003
subjectOf International Criminal Court investigations
United Nations Security Council resolutions

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Sudan experiencedEvent Darfur conflict
Fatou Bensouda hasWorkedOn Darfur situation at the ICC
linked to: Darfur conflict
Second Chadian Civil War relatedConflict Darfur conflict
Second Chadian Civil War relatedConflict War in Darfur
linked to: Darfur conflict
Masalit people conflictExperience Darfur conflict
Chad–Sudan border nearbyConflict Darfur conflict
Konjara closelyAssociatedWith Darfur conflict (regionally, not linguistically)
linked to: Darfur conflict
Tama people politicalInvolvement Darfur conflict
Omar al-Bashir conflict War in Darfur
linked to: Darfur conflict
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan conflictInvolvedIn War in Darfur
linked to: Darfur conflict
Ann Curry coveredEvent Darfur conflict
Horn of Africa conflicts hasPart Darfur conflict
Zaghawa people involvedIn Darfur conflict
Sudanese Armed Forces involvedInConflict Darfur conflict
Janjaweed militias conflict Darfur conflict
Sudan Liberation Army conflict Darfur conflict
Justice and Equality Movement conflict Darfur conflict