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    Question

    Why was the region of Darfur of Sudan in news

    recently?
    A Americans bombed the terrorist training camps set up over there by the Janaweed militiamen of Sudan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Thousands of black African civilians were killed or displaced by the Janaweeds who are supported by the Arab-dominated Sudan's Government Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Bird flu started from there Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D A dam over the river Blue Nile was swept away killing thousands of people Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • In 2003, Sudanese government forces launched the first of 2 major offensives against rebels in Darfur. • In 2004, the US State Department accused Sudan of joining its government military forces with the Arab Janjaweed (“men with guns on horses or camels”) militias to target and carry out genocidal violence against African tribal villages populated by Black Africans.

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