Dates: February 2003 - Ongoing
Groups Involved:
The Sudan government (most were Muslims)or else known as the "tiff", Arabs,
the Janjaweed ("devils on horseback") the government resistance, citizens of Darfur, the Africans and Christians.
Timeline:
February 2003: Rebels in western region of Darfur rise up against the government, claiming the region is being neglected by Khartoum, thus the crisis begins.
January 2004: Armies move to crush a rebel uprising in the western region of Darfur ; meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of refugees seek neighboring Chad for safety.
March 2004: United Nations official says that pro government Arab "Janjaweed " armed forces are carrying out regular killings of African villagers in Darfur .
May 2004: The government, along with the southern rebels, agree on power sharing practice as part of a peace deal to end their long running conflict.
September 2004: The United Nations claim that Sudan has not met their goals for disarming pro- government Darfur armed forces and must accept outside help to protect civilians. US secretary of state Colin Powell describes Darfur killings as genocide.
January 2005: The Government and southern rebels sign a peace deal. The agreement includes a permanent truce and settlement on wealth and power sharing. The United Nations report accuses the government and armed forces of regular abuses in Darfur , but stops short of calling the violence genocide.
March 2005: United Nations Secretary Council authorizes sanctions against those who violate truce in Darfur . Council also decided to refer those accused of war crimes in Darfur to International Criminal Court.
July 9, 2005: Former southern rebel leader John Garang is sworn in as the first vice president. A constitution is signed that gives a large degree of independence to the south.
August 1, 2005: Not even a month into his term, vice president ,and former rebel leader, John Garang is killed in a plane crash. Garang's death sparks deadly clashes in the capital between southern Sudanese and northern Arabs.
September 2005: Power sharing government is formed in Khartoum.
May 2006: Khartoum government and the main rebel group in Darfur , the Sudan Liberation Movement, sign a peace record, but the two smaller rebel groups reject the deal as the fighting rages on.
October 2006: The United Nation's top official in Sudan, Jan Pronk , is expelled.
November 2006: The African union extends authorization of its peacekeeping force in Darfur for six months. Hundreds are understood to have died in the heaviest fighting between norther Sudanese forces and their former southern rebel enemy s . since they signed a peace deal the previous year. The fighting was centered in the southern town of Malakal.
May 2007: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for a minister and a janjaweed armed forces leader suspected of Darfur war crimes. US president George W Bush announces fresh sanctions against Sudan.
August-September 2007: The worst floods for decades leave more than 250,000 people homeless.
September 2007: The United Nations talks on the works of a Darfur peacekeeping force end without agreement.
October 2007: SPLM temporarily suspends participation in national unity government, accusing Khartoum of failing to honor the 2005 peace signing.
December 2007: SPLM resumes participation in national unity government.
January 2008: The United Nations takes over Darfur's peace force.
Victims:
The victims of this genocide or "ethnic cleansing" are the government resistance, citizens later focusing on the
Non-Arabs (Africans and Christians) of Darfur, Sudan.
What Happened?
Fights broke out between the "tiff" and the africans who lived in Darfur over their fertile lands and oil reserves. Soon the government set a campaign to fund the Janjaweed ("devils on horseback") against the rebels and citizens of Darfur. Later it turned into a form of genocide targeting the Africans and Christians.
How did it end?
This is still an ongoing Genocide.
What happened to those responsible?
Because the Darfur Genocide is an ongoing genocide, the people responsible have yet to face consequences. The Janjaweed continue on with th "ethnic cleansing" while the Sudanese government continue to support and provide money for them.
What happened to those who were attacked?
Is it a "recognized" genocide?
MILLIONS...
. . . DISPLACED
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...ORPHANED
ONLY SOME. . 
. . ARE . . .TRYING TO HELP 
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ARE YOU?
Movies:
The Devil Came on Horseback
Darfur Now: Trailer
Links:
Sources:
I made changes even though I'm not in this group, but I am reading the non-fiction book Not on Our Watch which is about the Darfur genocide. Mr. DelMuro said I can.
thanks for helping
im kind of doing this all on my own
what did u change?
I've added a few things like "Thousands of women have been gang raped" and other things yesterday but my computer did not save it. I re-did it and I can add more information that I get from the book as I get further into it.