The document provides context about the Darfur conflict from 2003-2009. It describes that the conflict was between the Sudanese government and different tribes in Darfur region, displacing over 2 million people. The conflict originated from competition over resources between nomadic and agricultural tribes and was exacerbated by the government ignoring the region. Darfur is a vast region in western Sudan with varying ethnic groups and traditional leaders under a weak central government. Factors like drought, colonial history, the ICC indictment of Sudan's president, and expelling of aid organizations contributed to the complexity and prolonged nature of the conflict.