World News and Trends: Scourge of War in the Sudan

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article by John Ross Schroeder, Scott Ashley

Nearly two million civilians have died in the southern Sudan during a 15-year war that has developed into the deadliest conflict since World War II.

Said Robin Winter, director of the U.S. Committee for Refugees: "This is greater than the combined toll of civilian deaths in Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda and a number of other places ... But the international community seems not to be interested."

The state of apathy exists partially because the Sudan government has had some success sealing off the country from the prying eyes of journalists and aid agencies. (Source: The Los Angeles Times. )

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