Darfur's Continuing Decay

The violence grows. Hope dims. The innocent face agression on all sides. The world yawns.

BBC NEWS has the latest on Darfur.

The vicious cycle of violence in Darfur has resumed, says the United Nations, with Sudan army involvement increasing.

A UN spokesperson said that last week had seen both government and rebel forces launch attacks, displacing 7,000 people and killing an unknown number.

More than 2m people still live in camps in Darfur, driven from their homes by two and a half years of fighting.

UN spokesperson Radia Achouri said it appeared a joint militia and government offensive took place on three villages.

The following day Darfur's rebels retaliated in another village, which was then followed by pro-government militia destroying all the wells in a town.

The overall level of violence in Darfur continues to fluctuate, with both local and external factors triggering new waves of attacks.

For most of this year clashes have largely been between rebel factions and Arab militia.

Now direct confrontations with government forces are on the rise.

Sudanese regular armies now strike rebels in the midst of villages. Rebels returnt the favor. Refugees, fleeing the conflict, flood the already bulging refugee camps. Malnutrition and disease join the violence as the killer of the innocent. Meanwhile, what does the West say? What do the most powerful nations in the world do?



Exactly.

God have mercy on us all!