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The Beginning Point of the Conflict
A group called itself the Darfur Liberation Front publicaly claimed credit for an attack on Golo, the headquarters of Jebel Marra District -
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Sudan under the Janjaweed Militias
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The Rebels Seized the Garrison Town of Tine
The Rebels Seized the Garrison Town of Tine along the Chadian border, seizing large quantities of supplies and arms. -
al-Fashir was invaded
At 5:30 a.m a joint Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) force in 33 Land Cruisers entered al-Fashir and attacked the sleeping garrison. -
The UNSC issued Resolution 1564
Declaring that the government of Sudan had not met its commitments and expressing concern at helicopter attacks and assaults by the Janjaweed militia against villages in Darfur. -
After the government of Sudan signed a ceasefire agreement
With Sudan People's Liberation Army which led to the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War, the African Union Mission in Sudan force was increased by 600 troops and 80 military observers -
Ex-SPLA leader John Garang was sworn in as Sudan's vice-president
However, on 30 July, Garang died in a helicopter crash. -
May Agreement
The government of Sudan signed an accord with the faction of the SLA led by Minni Minnawi. However, the agreement was rejected by two other, smaller groups, the Justice and Equality Movement and a rival faction of the SLA. -
Sudan prepared for a major military offensive on Darfur
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Sudan rejected attending a United Nations Security Council
Sudan rejected attending a (UNSC) meeting to explain its plan of sending 10,000 Sudanese soldiers to Darfur instead of the proposed 20,000 UN peacekeeping force. -
The UNSC approved a resolution to send a new peacekeeping force of 17,300 to the region.
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The Sudanese government told UN envoy Jan Pronk to leave the country
Pronk, the senior UN official in the country, had been heavily criticized by the army after he posted a description of several recent military defeats in Darfur to his personal blog -
A conference was held in Arusha, Tanzania,
To unite the different existing rebel groups to make the subsequent peace negotiations with the government of Sudan more streamlined. -
the next round of peace talks was set to begin on 27 October 2007
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Peace talks started on 27 October 2007 in Sirte, Libya
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Sudanese government soldiers and Darfur rebels clashed in the city of Omdurman
Sudanese government soldiers and Darfur rebels clashed in the city of Omdurman, opposite the capital of Khartoum, over the control of a military headquarters -
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir, became the first sitting president to be indicted by ICC for directing a campaign of mass killing, rape, and pillage against civilians in Darfur.
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir, became the first sitting president to be indicted by ICC for directing a campaign of mass killing, rape, and pillage against civilians in Darfur. -
An Umrella organization was formed
Representatives of the Liberation and Justice Movement, an umbrella organisation of ten rebel groups formed in February 2010