Can someone intelligent please explain to me the political upheaval in Sudan? Much thanks.?

Answer 1

There is sheriat rule in Sudan. The secular circles are agitating some southern tribes for independency...

Answer 2

There has been a series of military dictatorships in Sudan since 1958. In early 2003, =local rebel groups Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Movement accused the government of oppressing non-Arabs in favor of Arabs. The SLM is generally associated with the Fur and Masalit, while the JEM is associated with the Zaghawa of the northern half of Darfur.

The conflict in Darfur began in February 2003 when JEM and SLM rebels attacked government forces and installations. The government, caught by surprise, had very few troops in the region, and — since a large proportion of the Sudanese soldiers were of Darfurian origin — distrusted many of its own units. Its response was to mount a campaign of aerial bombardment supporting ground attacks by an Arab militia, the Janjaweed, recruited from local tribes and armed by the government. In December 2005, the Chadian-Sudanese conflict started and made matters much worse.

It isn't really a war, it is ethnic cleansing and mass killing fields on both sides.

Answer 3

The government of Sudan is run by Arabs who have allowed their nomadic friends to run roughshod over the farmer citizens of the Darfur region, raping and murdering innocents ... women, children, men ... young and old, alike. Hundreds of thousands of Darfurians are now in refugee camps. The government has cut off all aid to the refugees except food. Whole families have been wiped out. It's called genocide and the world has turned a blind eye to what's happening there.