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The Darfur conflict began when rebels from the Darfur Liberation, The government of sudan air attack Darfur.
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Jan Egeland, head of UN Emergency Relief Co-ordination, declares that ‘the humanitarian situation in Darfur has quickly become one of the worst in the world.
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Government attacks on civilians decrease, partly because the majority of targeted villages have been destroyed and their inhabitants displaced.
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Chad declares itself ‘in a state of war’ with Sudan following violent clashes along the Darfur-Chad border.
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Under pressure from China, Khartoum removes its opposition to 3,000 UN peacekeepers entering Darfur as part of the ‘hybrid’ force.
