Years of Strife in Darfur
African Union peacekeepers wear U.N. berets as part of a joint force. The mission is staffed far below its authorized level of 26,000.
(By Abd Raouf -- Associated Press)
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Some of the major events related to the Darfur conflict:
2003
February: Two Darfur rebel groups rise up, saying the government neglects the region and arms an Arab militia, known as the Janjaweed, against civilians.
2004
April 8: The government and two rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), agree to a cease-fire and later say it should be monitored by foreign forces.
2006
May 5: Sudan's government and the SLA sign a new peace deal. A rival SLA faction and the smaller JEM reject the deal.
Aug. 31: U.N. Security Council votes to create a U.N. peacekeeping force of 26,000 U.N. troops and police in Darfur, but Sudan rejects the idea of foreign troops.
2007
Jan. 10: Sudan and Darfur rebels agree to a 60-day cease-fire and a peace summit sponsored by the African Union and United Nations.
Feb. 27: International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor names the first two war crimes suspects in Darfur. Sudan says the ICC has no jurisdiction and later rejects the arrest warrants.
