Darfur: A New History of a Long WarWritten by two authors with unparalleled first-hand experience of Darfur, this is the definitive guide. Newly updated and hugely expanded, this edition details Darfur's history in Sudan. It traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and rebel groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. It also analyses the brutal response of the Sudanese government. The authors investigate the responses by the African Union and the international community, including the halting peace talks and the attempts at peacekeeping. Flint and de Waal provide an authoritative and compelling account of contemporary Africa's most controversial conflict. |
Contents
The Sudan government | |
The Janjawiid | |
The rebels | |
A war of total destruction 200304 | |
Wars within wars 200506 | |
International reaction | |
The Abuja peace talks | |
Chronology | |
Bibliography | |
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Abakir Abbala Abdalla Abdel Rahman Abdel Shafi Abdel Wahid Abuja activists administrative African Ahmad Ahmed Ahmed Haroun al Fasher Ali al Haj AMIS Arab Gathering armed army attack Baggara began Birgid camels camps ceasefire Chad Chadian chief civilians Darfurians Deby December delegation displaced Eritrea Fasher fighting forces Garang Geneina genocide government’s governor Haroun Haskanita Hassan humanitarian Ibrahim Idriss Interview Islamic Islamists Janjawiid January Jebel Marra JEM’s John Garang Khalil Khamis Khartoum killed Kordofan Kutum leaders Libya Madibu Mahamid Mahariya Majzoub March Masalit military militia Minawi Misteriha Mohamed months Musa Hilal Muslim N’Djamena Nazir negotiations nomads North Darfur North–South Nyala officers Omar Omda Osman Peace Agreement peace talks peacekeeping political President Bashir rebellion Rizeigat Saleh Salim September Sheikh SLA commanders South Sudan SPLA Sudan government Sudanese Suleiman sultan tribal troops Tunjur Turabi UNAMID villages Wadi weapons West Darfur Yousif Zaghawa Zalingei