Genocide in

Darfur
A Brief Photo Summary

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 Sudan
 Sudan is the largest
country in Africa.
 It gained
independence from
Britian in 1956.
 An estimated 39
million people live in
Sudan; an estimated 6
million live in Darfur
alone.

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 Sudan (cont.)
 About 52% of
Sudanese people are
“black”, 39% “Arab”,
6% Beja, & 2%
foreign.
 In Darfur, the 3 largest
African tribes are: the
Fur, Masalit, &
Zaghawa

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Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement
(SLA)
 This rebel group was founded in
1987.
 It opposed the Fur, Masalit, &
Zaghawa.
 SLA objective: “To create a
united, democratic Sudan.”
 It raided al-Fashir on April 25,
2003 which led to the start of the
conflict.
 Their attack on the city,
specifically the government
garrison, was due that they were
exasperated by the government’s
negligence towards the “black,
farming” communities.

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Justice for Equality Movement (JEM)
 The JEM was founded by
Darfuri Muslims loyal to
Islamist leader Hassan al-
Turabi. (His National Islamic
Front part instigated a 1989
coup against the president,
but failed.)
 They, too, are “non-Arab,
black agrarian” Muslims.
 Even though the ideology
differ between them & the
SLA, they have decided to
cooperate in launching raids
against the government.

Oddly enough, the JEM has its own webiste:

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http://www.sudanjem.com/
 Janjaweed
 The Janjaweed militia is
armed & funded by the
Khartoum government.
 It is composed mainly of
“Arab black African”
Muslims who herd cattle &
livestock.
 Janjaweed militamen
usually raid villages after
government aircraft bomb
certain villages.

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 Victims
 Although many factions
are involved in the conflict,
there are many more
innocent civilians who
suffer from such fighting.
 Most of the victims are
abused, raped, tortured,
beaten, & killed by the
Janjaweed.
 The Janjaweed has even
crossed into Chad, and
raided villages, killing
innocent civilians.

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 Victims
 The “sludge” on the
right is a common
sight: many displaced
Darfuris eat it on a
daily basis.
 About 2.4 MILLION
Darfuris live in IDP
(internally displaced
persons) camps.

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 The baby on the right is a sad
story of the tragedy in Darfur.
 As her mother was returning
from fetching water, she went
into premature labor and gave
birth to twins. (Ahok is one of
them).
 The mother, unfortunately, died
the next day.
 The next day, supplies came in
which included antibiotics,
medicines, and formula for the
baby.
 She was hospitialized in Nairobi,
and was renamed “Naima”,
which means “grace”.

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 This map
shows the
villages
that have
been
either
damaged
or
destroyed
by the
conflict in
Darfur.

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 Tragically,
some of the
most
defenseless
victims are the
children.

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