Sudan's transitional government, a power sharing arrangement comprised of generals and civilian figures, signed the October peace agreement with rebel groups in Sudan's main conflict zones, including Darfur. Two groups refused to join the deal, the latest in a string of agreements aimed to bring peace, including the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM faction led by Abdelwahid Nour, which is believed to maintain considerable support in Darfur. Bashir, who is currently in custody on trial in Khartoum, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged genocide and war crimes in Darfur.
The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. ON TV. On social media. Who are we? Fight the Fake. Toggle navigation Language:. Subscribe Audio Hub. Displaced persons, mostly women and children, in North Darfur, Sudan. Peace and Security. Sudan West Darfur. Sudan: killed, over , displaced as violence surges in Darfur 22 January The war in Darfur began in after ethnic African rebels revolted against former President Omar al-Bashir's Arab-dominated government.
Bashir responded by arming local Arab militias - infamously known as the Janjaweed - who targeted non-Arab tribes accused of supporting the rebels. Hundreds of thousands of people died and many villages were burnt and pillaged.
Then in , he was ousted from government by some of his own generals following mass street protests calling for his removal. Now in prison in Sudan serving a sentence for corruption, Bashir is due to be transferred to the International Criminal Court ICC to face genocide and war crimes charges, which he denies. A year after the revolution the new military-civilian transitional government signed a peace agreement with local rebel groups.
Residents believed it was the beginning of a new era of calm, but unrelenting violence, which began in December , has continued to grip the region. As a result, more than , people have been displaced, according to data from the International Organization for Migration.
El Geneina is overflowing with people left twice displaced. Some 80 government sites host at least 50, civilians - all now experts in building makeshift homes assembled together from plastic sheets and sticks. As people shift from the peripheries of town into temporary urban camps, so too has the conflict.
In April, fighting between one of Darfur's biggest communities, the Masalit, and the Arabs spread to the centre, leaving people terrified of a future attack. With a look of anguish across his face, he points to the bullet wound protruding from his left shoulder.
My mother and I held the kids and ran. They shot me whilst I was holding my kid in my arms and running. He took shelter in a temporary camp in town, but found living there unbearable. After the attack, the Sudanese government installed checkpoints in some areas to ensure security and to encourage people to return to settlements. It's been a month since Mr Osman returned to El Jebel - now a dusty, desolate settlement devastated by conflict.
He and his family spend the mornings rebuilding his destroyed home - using natural resources to salvage what's left of it. The tree that once shielded his family from the oppressive Sudanese sun has now been chopped down for the foundations of his house.
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