Packet I: Tossup 7

In this country, nonviolent, pro-democracy protestors chanted the slogan Silmiya, meaning “peaceful,” while orchestrating sit-ins and rallies in the face of violent repression. A coup in this country that overthrew the Hamdok government (10[2])violated (10[1])a power-sharing agreement (10[1])made between the FFC (10[1])and TMC. Over 400 doctors (-5[1])and patients were massacred in a Saudi-funded (10[1])maternity hospital in this country (10[1])in El Fasher. (10[7]-5[2])General (10[3])Hemedti’s (10[8]-5[1])Rapid (10[3])Support (10[4])Forces (10[6]-5[2])have (10[1])utilized (10[2])their (10[1]-5[1])access (10[3])to lucrative (10[3])gold reserves (10[1])in this country to obtain UAE support against the rival (10[2])SAF. (10[1])In 2019, pro-democracy protests triggered a military coup that ousted this country’s (-5[1])longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])former members (10[1])of the Janjaweed milita are orchestrating yet another genocide in what country’s region of Darfur? (10[1]) (10[8]0[1])■END■

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