Darfur Crisis: Why has the U.N. Failed‪?‬

Byline: Nadia Sarwar Darfur is inhabited by the Zurq (the blacks) and is a predominantly Muslim area. This formerly independent State in western Sudan, roughly the size of France, has been the scene of relentless and lethal warfare between the Sudanese central government and a number of insurgent movements since February 2003. The Darfur conflict exploded when the Sudan Liberation Army emerged in 2003 (the SLA, previously named the ,,Darfur Liberation front?). The SLA started targeting military installations, air fields and looted several arms and fuel depots in northern Darfur in April 2003.