Situation in Darfur 8/04/2005

New clashes break out in Darfur
July 25, 2005 – BBC News
Sudan's army and rebels have accused each other of staging attacks in the Darfur region, days after peacekeepers said security had improved. Four villages have been bombed since Friday, one of which was completely destroyed, Sudan Liberation Movement spokesman Mahjoub Hussein told the AFP news agency.

Darfur deaths drop, few villages left to raze
July 20, 2005 – Reuters
Violence in Sudan's Darfur region has diminished greatly over the past year, partly because militia have run out of targets after razing countless villages, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. His report to the U.N. Security Council, said active combat had been replaced by intimidation and fear, perpetuated by an ever-present militia when homeless people leave refugee camps. "The decrease in attacks on civilians may also be a function of a reduced number of targets," Annan said. "So many villages have been destroyed since the war began that there are now fewer locations for militia to strike."

Annan, you are a pig! How dare you! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO STOP THIS AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN BRING YOURSELF TO CALL IT GENOCIDE! I digress.