Darfur

[ dahr-foor ]

noun

1. a province in the W Sudan. 191,650 sq. mi. (496,374 sq. km). : El Fasher.

Darfur

/ dɑːˈfʊə /

noun

1. a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874; since 2003 conflict between the Janjaweed and rebel groups has left thousands dead and homeless

Example Sentences

It also called on the army and RSF to respect previous agreements to protect civilians, but specifically mentioned RSF attacks in the western region of Darfur and elsewhere in the country.

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It says the Rapid Support Forces militia is using vehicles in the Darfur region supplied by the United Arab Emirates that are fitted with French hardware as it battles the army.

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Several - including in Darfur, Sudan and Mali - have been closed, and others scaled down.

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Ms Nkweta-Salam said the "atrocious crimes" were on a scale similar to those seen in Sudan's Darfur region last year, when the RSF was accused of "ethnic cleansing" communities seen to be opposed to it.

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El-Fasher is the only city still under army control in the western Darfur region - and has been under attack from the RSF since April.

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