Janjaweed - Wikipedia
The 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] They have also been speculated to be active in Yemen. [8]
Janjaweed | Sudan’s Ethnic Cleansing Militia | Britannica
Oct 27, 2024 · Janjaweed, 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. The Janjaweed has its origins in the long-running civil war.
Explainer: tracing the history of Sudan's Janjaweed militia
Jun 18, 2019 · The term Janjaweed refers to the armed groups of the Arabs of Darfur and Kordofan in western Sudan. They call themselves fursan (horsemen). Darfur, located in western...
Darfur: Why are Sudan's Janjaweed on the attack again?
Apr 26, 2022 · A major city in Sudan's Darfur region has been under fierce attack - days after thousands of people arrived there seeking safety after their own town was set ablaze by horse-riding Arab militias...
Darfur: Why are Sudan's Janjaweed on the attack again? - BBC
Apr 26, 2022 · A major city in Sudan's Darfur region has been under fierce attack - days after thousands of people arrived there seeking safety after their own town was set ablaze by horse-riding Arab militias...
Darfur War Crimes Trial Begins in Hague - The New York Times
Apr 5, 2022 · They were known as the janjaweed, the armed militia men who came racing on camels and horses at dawn, moving fast to kill and rape, burning huts and leaving another village destroyed in the...
Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for ...
Aug 23, 2022 · The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at the request of the UN Security Council – represents “a glimmer of hope for justice in Darfur,”...
Terrified Sudanese on the run from Arab militias in Darfur - again
May 3, 2023 · Known as the Janjaweed, they were accused of widespread atrocities. Many of those Janjaweed fighters morphed into the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that is now battling...
Sudan crisis: The ruthless mercenaries who run the country for gold - BBC
Jul 19, 2019 · The core of the Janjaweed were camel-herding nomads from the Mahamid and Mahariya branches of the Rizeigat ethnic group of northern Darfur and adjoining areas of Chad - they ranged across the...
First ICC trial addressing Darfur war crimes gets underway
Apr 5, 2022 · An alleged Janjaweed militia leader on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court...