The misfortunes of the people of Darfur are seemingly without end. Forced to leave Darfur in the first instance due to economic marginalization and lack of work; in the second instance due to conflict, they have now been displaced for a third time as a result of the battle to oust Gaddafi. For those who headed into Libya in search of work and a future for their families, their prospects now appear pretty bleak. The heady days of the Arab Spring and the freedom of the Libyan people from the yoke of Gaddafi may bring unremitting joy for the citizens of the country, yet for many Darfurians, Libyan freedom has brought with it a new kind of oppression: the fear of being identified as an African mercenary from Mali or elsewhere on the Sahel.