Amam Bohiger is one of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons in the Darfur region. The growing violence has over a million people homeless in the region and in the camps in Chad. "It is too dangerous to live near the water well in town, so I stay in the mountains under the trees with my children. I have lived in the mountains since the last attack. Over a month under the trees. It takes two and a half hours to walk here for the water. Then I must return."

Two boys, Mahit, right, and Adam, speak about the game they play at Oure Cassoni refugee camp called "SLA and Janjaweed." SLA stands for Sudan Liberation Army. The game, much like "cowboys and Indians" in the United States, involves two sides playing the two groups that are currently fighting in Darfur. Mahit Mestopo, 7, "I like to play the Janjaweed. Maybe I climb a tree and shoot or I will burn an entire village. But in the end I always get killed." Adam Malic, age 8, "We hide. And shoot down the army's airplanes. When it gets dark we might sneak up on the Janjaweed and kill them all in an ambush."

Hadiyah Abdul Adam, 15 years, was raped 22 days before this photograph was taken. She was attacked, along with her two sisters, when they were working in the fields. Though she escaped, the situation of her two sisters is not known. Her mother reports that she had taken her daughters away from their home to this location following an attack on their hometown. She thought it would be safer. Some view it as an addition act of destroying the "African bloodlines in the area. A child is the race of its father. Others see the sexual violence as an indicator to the savage nature of the conflict. "I am very afraid. Afraid they will come back. I am ashamed. Ashamed of what happened."

Valia Azain Muhamed reports she was raped by Sudanese government soldiers. She now lives in the Oure Cassoni refugee camp where an informal support group has formed of those who have also been victims of sexual violence. "There are 4 or 5 (at the camp) from my village. They were also attacked. We get together, eat a meal. We talk. It helps me forget the things that happened."

Adafrim Abdatunga is a farmer and herdsman in Northern Darfur. All his crops failed this year due to lack of rain and he says that the people are not able to graze their animals in good fields farther from town due to the risk of being attacked by Janjaweed. "Before, this area was always under attack. It feels more peaceful now. But it's only a different type of war. A cold war. We can't go to market to sell our animals and buy important supplies. For example, we can't buy food for our babies or medicine for the sick. This is very serious. The consequences are grave. Our children are beginning to die. Our animals also."

Musah Adris Joumar is a resident of Darfur who was captured while serving in the Sudanese Liberation Army. He reported to be well treated by the SLA. He was to be released to the Red-Crescent three weeks after this photo was taken. "I was captured after a battle. I did not choose to fight to be in the army. I was conscripted. I want to go home."

Abdul Hasysman's niece was a victim of sexual violence. Rape has become systemic throughout the Darfur region. Some view it as an additional act of destroying the African bloodlines in the area. A child is the race of its father. Others see the sexual violence as an indicator to the savage nature of the conflict. "Everything was good. She would farm, go to market. Before she was happy, going to school and visiting friends. But now she does not leave the house. She does not laugh. She talks to no one. Not even her sisters. She is 16 and with child."

Muhamed Abrahim, center with white scarf, is an 8-year-old student. His school had been closed due to the violence in and around the town. It recently re-opened classes for both boys and girls. The teachers receive no salaries but work because they feel the current generation will be lost without an education. "The school had been closed. I do not know why. When it opened I returned. I like school very much. My favorite subject is the Koran."

Abdu Hamed Omar, age 85, still lives in his hut after the roof was set on fire during a raid by the Janjaweed militia: "I awoke to heat on my back. There was fire. My clothes were burning. I ran out the door away from the fire. Then I looked up and saw the town was in flames."

Hajawlee lives in the Oure Cassoni refugee camp. Besides her brothers being killed two of her grandsons were also murdered in front of fellow family members. Sexual violence has become systemic throughout the Darfur region. Some view it as an addition act of destroying the African bloodlines in the area. A child is the race of its father. Others see the sexual violence as an indicator to the savage nature of the conflict. "My three brothers have been killed and my daughter raped. Bad people. They are not human. They are animals. How can we return? They are waiting for me and my daughters."

Muktar Hakhdeem, Prince of Ambaru, fled Ambaru after violence engulfed the region. He currently lives in the Oure Cassoni refugee camp. "This sword is the only object I still possess that belonged to my father, the King of Ambaru. Everything else has been destroyed or stolen when the museum that housed our heritage was attacked. They are not only killing the people but also trying to erase our history. My home is in Darfur and this tent is quite different."

Isma and Medina on their their way to school. They have to walk 45 minutes each way and had recently returned to this Northern Darfur area after hiding in the mountains for a week due to an attack. "We are going to school. We must be very careful and sometimes we are afraid. Only three weeks ago the soldiers attacked and we ran away."