In May 2008 , the Justice and Equality Movement ( JEM ) , a Darfur ethnic minority rebel group , undertook Action a raid Attack against the Sudanese government in the cities of Omdurman and Khartoum .

From the government 's viewpoint , the attack Attack took place Process_start on a single day , May 10 , 2008 , while JEM has countered Response the government 's account with reports Reporting of heavy fighting Hostile_encounter in parts of the Khartoum metropolitan area into May 11 .

The War in Darfur , also nicknamed Name_conferral the Land Cruiser War , is a major armed conflict Hostile_encounter in the Darfur region of Sudan that began Process_start in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement ( SLM ) and the Justice and Equality Movement ( JEM ) rebel groups began Process_start fighting Hostile_encounter the government of Sudan , which they accused Judgment_communication of oppressing Darfur 's non-Arab population .

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 .

The Sudanese government and the JEM signed Sign_agreement a ceasefire agreement in February 2010 , with a tentative agreement to pursue peace .

The JEM has the most to gain Getting from the talks Telling and could see Perception_active semi-autonomy much like South Sudan .

The JEM , the largest rebel Hostile_encounter group in Darfur , vowed Commitment to boycott negotiations Communication .