Caught in the Crossfire: Sudan & Chad

Sudanese Refugees Cross the Dangerous Border

Thousands of newly displaced Sudanese have been fleeing the destruction of their villages in Darfur and are trying to make it into the also unstable and dangerous Chad across the border.

Caught in the Crossfire

Attacks come from air and ground, with bombs falling from the sky and dozens of trucks riding in to destroy the Darfuri villages. When Chad's capital city of N'Djamena was invaded by rebel forces in early February, a team from StopGenocideNow was on the ground and caught in the crossfire.

"We go through some quiet minutes," said a member of the team, "and it feels close to normal, but then, consistently, we get big bangs and non-stop gunfire that brings us back to the reality of N'Djamena.

The Hotel in N'Djamena

"The city is taking some heavy hits, and I wonder how the citizens of N'Djamena are feeling and how many are paying for these power struggles," said StopGenocideNow. "There is now shooting outside of the hotel, it feels like it's coming from the gate, but I'm staying down and not looking out for now."

There are French military personnel in and around the hotel. It is clear that the rebels are not here to make a point but to take over power.