An SLA rebel looks out over North Darfur's landscape, made green by the summer rains. With rebel groups fractured, the region is broken into a complicated map of territories controlled by over fifteen rebel factions, the Sudanese military, and the Janjaweed. Bir Maza, 2007.

A UN helicopter takes off after delivering medical supplies to a small clinic that was looted by the Janjaweed. Many Darfuris are demanding a UN peacekeeping force to replace the beleagured African Union mission, but for now the UN is limited short stopovers to deliver small boxes of supplies to villagers. Bir Maza, 2007.

A truck of the SLA-Unity faction, mounted with an anti-aircraft gun, patrols their territory in North Darfur. The SLA has been fighting the Sudanese government since 2003, demanding political participation and wealth sharing for their region. 2007.

Rebels from the SLA-Unity faction sit stranded in the countryside. North Darfur, 2007.

An SLA rebel sits next to an unexploded bomb dropped on a village of thatch-roofed huts by the Sudanese military at the beginning of the war. The government stopped bombing villages shortly after the start of the war, but renewed its air campaigns after signing the Darfur Peace Agreement in May 2006. Farawia, North Darfur, 2006.

A rebel fighter from the National Movement for Reform and Development sets aside his prosthetic legs. He was injured during fighting that was renewed after the government signed an unpopular peace agreement with one rebel faction in May, 2006. Abeche, Chad, 2007.

SLA-Unity rebels patrol their territory around Bir Maza. North Darfur, 2007.

SLA rebels prepare for war after the Sudanese military bombed one of their positions. Deisa, North Darfur, 2007.

The walls of an empty school building in Chad's Bredjine refugee camp are etched with drawings of robed men with guns. Many refugee children suffer psychological trauma after witnessing violence in Darfur. 2006.

Women collect water in goatskins at a well in Farawia, North Darfur. With no water facilities and many wells poisoned or destroyed by the Sudanese government and its janjaweed militias, people have to travel long distances to find water. 2006.

A family exits their beleagured tent compound in Chad's Ouri Cassoni refugee camp, the largest of all camps in Chad. Over 220,000 people have taken refuge in Chad and over 2 million are displaced in Sudan. 2007.

The children of a Darfuri rebel commander play in their exiled home in Abeche, Chad. As part of a proxy war between Sudan and Chad, many of Darfur's rebels are allowed to operate in Chad, while Chadian rebels base themselves in Sudan. 2007.

In the heat of the summer, SLA rebels swim near their base after a long night of rain. Deisa, North Darfur, Sudan, 2007.

A woman serves tea in a weekly market where villagers come to socialize and sell their goods. Here, feuding SLA factions let down their guard to share meals and chat over tea. Bir Maza, North Darfur, 2007.

Village elders meet in North Darfur. Many civilians remain in the countryside, either because they cannot afford to travel to a refugee camp or because they refuse to leave their homes. 2007.