Sudanese Rebel Groups Arm Themselves As Peace Process Falters

MISTEREI, SUDAN- SEPTEMBER 7: Heavily armed rebel Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) fighters patrol looking for Janjaweed militiamen near their base in the Darfur region of Sudan on September 7, 2004 in Misterei, Sudan. Both rebel groups, the JEM, and the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) continue to abide by a current ceasefire and are participating in talks with the Sudanese government in neighbouring Nigeria, but are growing increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress and warn of an impending resumption of military action if the situation in Darfur does not improve dramatically within the next weeks. (Photo by Scott Nelson/Getty Images)