Sudan 's Darfur crisis has exploded on many fronts -- violence , hunger , displacement and looting -- but United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue now affecting the region is the systematic rape of women and children . Women and girls as young as four face rape on daily basis in Darfur . U.N. mission says rape now biggest issue facing troubled Sudanese region . Sudan has been mired in civil war since 2003 when rebels seized power from longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. Sudanese government says there is no rape in Darfur .
Women and girls as young as four face rape on daily basis in Darfur . U.N. mission says rape now biggest issue facing troubled Sudanese region . Sudan has been mired in civil war since 2003 when rebels seized power from longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. Sudanese government says there is no rape in Darfur .