During the year the government. Arab militia forces. and Darfur rebel groups reportedly killed several thousand civilians. By years end. there were more than 2 million internally displaced persons in Darfur. and another 234.000 that fled into Chad. a neighboring country. where the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees coordinated a massive refugees relief effort. According to the United Nations. more than 200.000 persons have died since 2003 as a result of the violence and forced displacement. The government continues to support the largely Arab nomad Janjaweed militia. which terrorized and killed civilians. raped women. and burned and pillaged the region.
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