The Darfur Genocide

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The Sudanese genocide, which is also known as the Darfur genocide, refers to the current mass murdering, torturing, and raping of thousands of men, women, and children located in Western Sudan. These atrocities began in February 2003 when two groups, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) which were founded by organizations named the Fur, the Zaghawa, and the Masalit, who rebelled against numerous ethnic groups and demanded the end of abuse from their rivals, Janjaweed and more importantly a fair share of resources, but what role did the geography play on this tragic genocide. According to Genocide in Darfur, which was written in 2009 by Levy Janey, it states “Darfur is distinguished by splitting the region