Millions of Darfarians displaced, thousands raped, and many more killed. Here is a good article for everyone to read. Some lessons stand out though.
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With no effective police force, all of Darfur’s communities armed themselves.
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Police had neither fuel for their Land Rovers nor bullets for their decrepit rifles. If there was a serious crime, the district police chief would come to Sheikh Hilal’s tent, sit humbly on a Persian carpet on the sand, and ask the Sheikh (read Jirga for Wana) to find the culprit.
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Abdel Wahid Noor … attacked a police station on February 26, 2003, to take back the lost weapons. This was the spark that set Darfur afire.
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1987 saw the first augur of Darfur’s descent into violence and the collapse of the police force
So the bottom line is to set up a police force in Wana as soon as the military operation is complete.
May Allah help innocent people of Wana who were about to be destroyed by MAToo PiThoos.