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{{Important}}{{Mature}}[[File:54cc9f1ebd24e.jpeg.jpg|thumb|A Darfur village that has been sacked by the [[Janjaweed]].]]{{Quote|The report demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur.|Then-UN Secretary General [[wikipedia:Kofi Annan|Kofi Annan]], referring to a 2005 report detailing the Darfur Genocide.}}The '''Darfur Genocide''' is the systematic killing and [[ethnic cleansing]] of ethnic Darfuri people which has occurred during the ongoing conflict in Western Sudan. It has become known as the first [[genocide]] of the 21st century.

The genocide has been principally carried out by the [[Janjaweed]] ("Devils on Horseback"), a militia that is comprised of various Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala (camel herder) background with significant recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people. They are trained, funded and supplied by the Sudanese government.

The genocide has been principally carried out by the [[Janjaweed]] ("Devils on Horseback"), a militia that is comprised of various Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala (camel herder) background with significant recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people. They are trained, funded and supplied by the Sudanese government. Official Sudanese Army forces are also involved, as are a special operations unit known as the [[Rapid Support Forces]].

==Background==

The genocide, which is being carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa tribes, has led the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict several people (most notably former Sudanese president [[Omar al-Bashir]], who was, at the time, the first sitting head of state to be indicted by a national tribunal) for [[crimes against humanity]], rape, forced transfer and [[torture]]. According to Eric Reeves, more than one million children have been "killed, raped, wounded, displaced, traumatized, or endured the loss of parents and families".

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 {{Important}}{{Mature}}[[File:54cc9f1ebd24e.jpeg.jpg|thumb|A Darfur village that has been sacked by the [[Janjaweed]].]]{{Quote|The report demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur.|Then-UN Secretary General [[wikipedia:Kofi Annan|Kofi Annan]], referring to a 2005 report detailing the Darfur Genocide.}}The '''Darfur Genocide''' is the systematic killing and [[ethnic cleansing]] of ethnic Darfuri people which has occurred during the ongoing conflict in Western Sudan. It has become known as the first [[genocide]] of the 21st century.
-The genocide has been principally carried out by the [[Janjaweed]] ("Devils on Horseback"), a militia that is comprised of various Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala (camel herder) background with significant recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people. They are trained, funded and supplied by the Sudanese government.
+The genocide has been principally carried out by the [[Janjaweed]] ("Devils on Horseback"), a militia that is comprised of various Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala (camel herder) background with significant recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people. They are trained, funded and supplied by the Sudanese government. Official Sudanese Army forces are also involved, as are a special operations unit known as the [[Rapid Support Forces]].
+==Background==
 The genocide, which is being carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa tribes, has led the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict several people (most notably former Sudanese president [[Omar al-Bashir]], who was, at the time, the first sitting head of state to be indicted by a national tribunal) for [[crimes against humanity]], rape, forced transfer and [[torture]]. According to Eric Reeves, more than one million children have been "killed, raped, wounded, displaced, traumatized, or endured the loss of parents and families".