SUDAN: Darfur Overview

On the off chance that anything in either of these previous posts (1), (2), has piqued your interest, this site will help bring you up to speed.

"Tens of thousands of civilians have been murdered and thousands of women raped in Sudans' western region of Darfur by Sudanese government soldiers and members of the government-supported militia sometimes referred to as the Janjaweed. Over 1.5 million civilians have been driven from their homes, their villages torched and their property stolen by the Sudanese military and allied militia. Some have escaped into the neighboring country of Chad, but most are trapped inside Darfur. Thousands die each month from the effects of inadequate food, water, health care, and shelter in a harsh desert environment. All are afraid to return home because the military and the militia are still marauding in the countryside."