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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]].

It has been compared to the [[Rwandan Genocide]] due to the manner in which it has been carried out (by a government-sponsored militia force) as well as the level of violence involved.

==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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 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]].
+It has been compared to the [[Rwandan Genocide]] due to the manner in which it has been carried out (by a government-sponsored militia force) as well as the level of violence involved.
 ==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".