[7-16-04] On their exodus from the Darfur region of Western Sudan, most refugees tried to bring their livestock with them to help carry their things. Many reported that the Janjaweed militias were on horseback in pursuit, and many others reported traveling only at night to avoid both the militia and the high-flying Antinov bombers of the Sudanese government forces.

Few animals seem to have survived the journey due to the attacks and the parched landscape of the border region. The area is now littered with dead and dying camels, cattle and donkeys at the end of the long dry season. The rains that can provide enough graze to sustain their livestock for another season don't appear until July and August – too late for this camel.