The other side is made up Creating of rebel groups , notably the SLM/A and the JEM , recruited Becoming_a_member primarily from the non-Arab Muslim Fur , Zaghawa , and Masalit ethnic groups .

Sirdar Reginald Wingate then organized Arranging a force of around 2,000 men ; under the command Control of Philip James Vandeleur Kelly , the force entered Arriving Darfur in March 1916 and decisively defeated Conquering the Fur Army at Beringia and occupied Control the capital El Fasher in May .