Sudan's Slow Motion Tragedy

MARCUS BLEASDALE / IPG

Wounded Rebel
Sudan Liberation Army fighters carry a wounded comrade. Some 12,000 rebels are currently fighting the Janjaweed and the Sudanese government, accusing the government of abusing and exploiting the black African people of the south. They say the government represents only a northern Arab elite, and claim to be fighting for disadvantaged Africans. Both sides are predominantly Muslim

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