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Imagine being terrified when leaving your home to get water and food for your family. Imagine walking miles and miles to get supplies and not knowing if you'll return home again. Imagine living in the Darfur region, stuck in the arguments of government officials and having no power whatsoever to change what happens. =Who is affected by the genocide in Darfur? By Sara P.  = =Hundreds of thousands of Darfur civilians are being faced with murder, abduction, forced displacement and more every day. More than 2 million civilians have been forced from their homes. Over 400,000 civilians have been killed. According to www.darfurscores.org, i n the ongoing genocide, African farmers and others in Darfur are being systematically displaced and murdered at the hands of the Janjaweed, a government-supported militia recruited from local Arab tribes. . =  Every day, citizens of all ages-- from infants to elderly men and women--are overcome by fear when leaving their homes, having no idea what will happen to them or their families. As seen on the pictures on this page, people of all ages are being harmed. Although they try to go about their daily lives, they become caught in the crossfire of the Darfur conflict. Many families must walk for hours just to get water for their families. Government forces have purposefully destroyed water sources such as wells, pumps and irrigation ditches.

Infants are starving. Children are losing weight at a rapid pace. Elders are dying of dehydration. Unfortunately, there is nothing the citizens can do to stop this terrible genocide.  Above are pictures of a village called Bir Maza that was attacked. The first picture is before the attack and the second picture is after. This village was destroyed in November of 2006. 107 homes and structures were destroyed.   This is only one of the many villages destroyed. 