Violence in Darfur -- Complementary conflicts -- Communal conflicts -- Local elites conflicts -- Center-periphery conflicts -- Cross-border conflicts -- Southern Sudan : the continuing crisis -- International response -- Negotiating the conflicts in darfur
Summary
This book examines the continuing devastation in the Darfur region of Sudan, from the perspective of a multiplicity of conflicts of distinct types. The crisis reached its peak in 2003-2004, when certain Arab militias joined forces with the Sudan armed forces in a campaign against insurgent resistance movements. Engulfed in the tumult, Darfurians experienced systematic slaughter, sexual violence, and internal displacement on a massive scale. Although the violence has waned in recent years, the fighting continues to this day