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DARFUR: BACKGROUND The crisis in Sudan’s western province of Darfur began in early 2003 when rebel groups in Darfur began to attack Sudanese government targets, claiming that the region is neglected by the government in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. In response to the attacks, the Sudanese government mounted a campaign that has killed hundreds of thousands of Darfurians, caused million...

The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1706 on August 31, 2006 in response to growing threats to security in the Darfur region of Sudan. As the ninth Security Council resolution passed on the matter, 1706 is critical to the situation in Darfur due to its strong provision of more than 20,000 UN peacekeepers on the ground to protect civilians. The current African Union monitoring m...