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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 became the first sitting president to be indicted by the ICC) 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".

The crisis and ongoing conflict in Sudan's Western Darfur Region have developed from several separate events. The first is a [[Civil War|civil war]] that occurred between the ~~Khartoum national~~ government, lead by the [[National Congress Party]], and two rebel groups in Darfur: the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army. The rebel groups were initially formed in February 2003 due to Darfur's "political and economic marginalization by Khartoum". In April 2003, when the rebel groups attacked the military airfield and [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] an air force general, the government launched a counterattack. It led to a response from the Khartoum government where they armed militia forces to eliminate the rebellion. This resulted in mass violence against the citizens in Darfur.

The crisis and ongoing conflict in Sudan's Western Darfur Region have developed from several separate events. The first is a [[Civil War|civil war]] that occurred between the Sudanese government, lead by the [[National Congress Party]], and two rebel groups in Darfur: the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army. The rebel groups were initially formed in February 2003 due to Darfur's "political and economic marginalization by Khartoum". In April 2003, when the rebel groups attacked the military airfield and [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] an air force general, the government launched a counterattack. It led to a response from the Khartoum government where they armed militia forces to eliminate the rebellion. This resulted in mass violence against the citizens in Darfur.

A second factor is a civil war that has occurred between the Christians, the animist Black southerners, and the Arab dominated government since Sudan's independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. The violence that took place for about 11 years left more than a million people displaced by the hostilities: fleeing to other places around Sudan or across the border to Chad.

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 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 became the first sitting president to be indicted by the ICC) 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".
-The crisis and ongoing conflict in Sudan's Western Darfur Region have developed from several separate events. The first is a [[Civil War|civil war]] that occurred between the Khartoum national government, lead by the [[National Congress Party]], and two rebel groups in Darfur: the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army. The rebel groups were initially formed in February 2003 due to Darfur's "political and economic marginalization by Khartoum". In April 2003, when the rebel groups attacked the military airfield and [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] an air force general, the government launched a counterattack. It led to a response from the Khartoum government where they armed militia forces to eliminate the rebellion. This resulted in mass violence against the citizens in Darfur.
+The crisis and ongoing conflict in Sudan's Western Darfur Region have developed from several separate events. The first is a [[Civil War|civil war]] that occurred between the Sudanese government, lead by the [[National Congress Party]], and two rebel groups in Darfur: the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army. The rebel groups were initially formed in February 2003 due to Darfur's "political and economic marginalization by Khartoum". In April 2003, when the rebel groups attacked the military airfield and [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] an air force general, the government launched a counterattack. It led to a response from the Khartoum government where they armed militia forces to eliminate the rebellion. This resulted in mass violence against the citizens in Darfur.
 A second factor is a civil war that has occurred between the Christians, the animist Black southerners, and the Arab dominated government since Sudan's independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. The violence that took place for about 11 years left more than a million people displaced by the hostilities: fleeing to other places around Sudan or across the border to Chad.