Speaker. it was not lightly that Congress declared the situation in Darfur a genocide on July 22. 2004. The government and its Janjaweed allies have killed hundreds of thousands of its nonArab citizens in the region. and this genocide continues unabated today. More than two million civilians have been displaced from their homes. over 100.000 fleeing to neighboring Chad. and these refugees live in the most difficult situations. still surrounded by Janlaweed abusers and fearful for their safety. Rape has been widespread. and as the Janjaweed move across the region they leave a path of destruction that makes living nearly impossible for the few survivors left behind. The military of the African Union. now 7.000 strong in Sudan. is doing valiant work but has never received adequate support.
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