Ten years ago this week , Colin Powell declared that genocide had been committed in Darfur . The UN has since said it will investigate the claims and report back to the Security Council within a year. Security Council has voted to keep peacekeepers in Darfur for another 10 months , Kumar says . And despite for years denying it had any connection to the fighters marauding across Darfur , the government has , under the banner of the Rapid Support Forces , allegedly welcomed many of these brutal fighters back to the scene of their old crimes , in uniform and newly armed and equipped . But Kumar argues new guidelines overlook ongoing threat posed by fighters .
Ten years ago this week , Colin Powell declared that genocide had been committed in Darfur . The UN has since said it will investigate the claims and report back to the Security Council within a year. Security Council has voted to keep peacekeepers in Darfur for another 10 months , Kumar says . But Kumar argues new guidelines overlook ongoing threat posed by fighters .