Timeline of events since fighting began in Darfur, Sudan

In June of this year, CBC News published a timeline of events in Sudan starting with April 2003 when the fighting in Darfur began.

In April 2003, refugees began arriving in eastern Chad to escape the conflict that erupted after the two main rebel groups in Darfur, SLA and JEM, began attacking government forces and installations in Darfur, western Sudan.

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