Darfur (/ dɑːrˈfʊər / dar-FOOR; Arabic: دار فور, romanized: Dār Fūr, lit. 'Realm of the Fur ') is a region of western Sudan.

5 days ago · Sudan - Darfur Conflict, Genocide, War Crimes: A separate conflict that remained unresolved centred on the Darfur region in western Sudan. The conflict began in 2003 when rebels launched an insurrection to protest what they contended was the Sudanese government’s disregard for the western region and its non-Arab population.

Jan 22, 2025 · Darfur, historical region of the Billād al-Sūdān (Arabic: “Land of the Blacks”), roughly corresponding to the westernmost portion of present-day Sudan. It lay between Kordofan to the east and Wadai to the west and extended southward to the Al-Ghazāl (Gazelle) River and northward to the Libyan Desert.

Jun 14, 2024 · Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian crises. In the early 2000s, the area experienced a brutal conflict that resulted in the deaths...

Oct 18, 2023 · Analysis of satellite and social media data reveals at least 68 villages in Darfur have been set on fire by armed militias since the civil war began. The UK Minister for Africa, …

Dec 14, 2023 · The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights crisis”, according to a senior UN official, and...

2 days ago · Sudan’s army could lose the last major city it controls in the western region of Darfur within days to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to analysts, local monitors and RSF ...

2 days ago · (Port Sudan, 4 February 2025) The intensifying shelling, air and drone strikes against civilians in the Darfur and Kordofan regions and other conflict-affected areas in Sudan is relentless. Reports of continued indiscriminate attacks on homes, markets and displacement camps are deeply alarming. This is not warfare – this is a ruthless assault on human life. The use of starvation as a weapon ...

Jun 30, 2023 · In 2003, the Darfur war began. In 2023, a new conflict has engulfed the streets of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, while violence escalates in the restive western region. Where does …

Jul 28, 2023 · Sudan's Darfur region became synonymous with genocide and war crimes two decades ago. Now reports of new atrocities, including attacks on towns, widespread killings and rapes, have emerged from the sprawling region amid months of fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group kn