Sudan’s many years of civil war have resulted from conflicts between

1. muslim arabs and christian and animist africans

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3.islamic militias and sudanese troops

4. colonial powers and non-arab militias

The origin of the Sudan civil war lies in the conflict between the Muslim Arabs and Christian animists. Until 1946, the British government, in collaboration with the Egyptian government administered south Sudan and north Sudan as separate regions.Southern Sudan is inhabited primarily by Christians and animists while most of the north is inhabited by Muslims who were culturally Arabic. The Sudan civil war resulted from conflict between these two groups.