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Bookmark or Share- Janjaweed | Sudan’s Ethnic Cleansing Militia | BritannicaJanjaweed, Arab militia active in Sudan, particularly in the Darfur region. The militia’s name is thought by many to be derived from the Arabic jinnī (spirit) and jawad (horse), although its etymological origins are not completely clear.
- Janjaweed - WikipediaThe Janjaweed (Arabic: جَنْجَويد, romanized: Janjawīd; also transliterated Janjaweed [5]) are an Arab nomad militia group operating in the Sahel region [6] that operates in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and eastern Chad. [7]
- Who Are the Janjaweed? - Slate MagazineMuch of the violence in Sudan, which has created over 1 million refugees, has been attributed to militias known as the Janjaweed. Who are the Janjaweed? The word, an Arabic colloquialism, means...
- Terrified Sudanese on the run from Arab militias in Darfur - again - BBCWhen non-Arabs took up arms against the government in 2003, complaining about discrimination, the government retaliated by mobilising and arming mostly Arab militias. Known as the Janjaweed, they...
- Explainer: tracing the history of Sudan’s Janjaweed militiaWhat is the history of the Janjaweed – when did the group come together and why? The term Janjaweed refers to the armed groups of the Arabs of Darfur and Kordofan in western Sudan. They call ...
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