Darfur conflict

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The Darfur conflict is a protracted armed struggle in western Sudan marked by mass atrocities, displacement, and accusations of genocide against government-backed militias targeting non-Arab populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
ethnic conflict
humanitarian crisis
accusation genocide
accusationBy United States government
human rights organizations
accusationTarget Janjaweed militias
Sudanese government
characterizedBy attacks on civilians
ethnic cleansing
human rights violations
mass atrocities
sexual violence
village burnings
widespread displacement
conflictType internal armed conflict
country Sudan
displacedPersons millions of people
estimatedDeaths hundreds of thousands of people
hasCause competition over land and resources
environmental degradation
ethnic tensions
political marginalization of Darfur
rebel insurgency against the Sudanese government
involves Arab militias
Fur people
Janjaweed militias
Justice and Equality Movement
Masalit people
Sudan Liberation Army
Sudan Liberation Movement
Sudanese Armed Forces
Sudanese government
Zaghawa people
non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur
locatedIn Darfur
western Sudan
mainOpponent Janjaweed
Justice and Equality Movement
Sudan Liberation Army
Sudanese government
notableEvent 2004 international recognition of Darfur crisis as major humanitarian emergency
peacekeepingMission African Union Mission in Sudan
United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur
peakViolencePeriod 2003–2005
refugeesTo Central African Republic NERFINISHED
Chad
relatedTo Sudanese civil wars
War in Sudan
startTime 2003
subjectOf International Criminal Court investigations
United Nations Security Council resolutions

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sudan
experiencedEvent
Fatou Bensouda ("Darfur situation at the ICC")
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