Janjaweed
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- noun
- /ˈjæn.dʒə.wiːd/
- NSFW
- The janjaweed often terrorize the local population in Darfur, leading many to flee their homes.
- Janjaweed militia
- Janjaweed militiamen
- Janjaweed attack
Examples
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For example, in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in June 2004, a field researcher with Human Rights Watch stated that the Sudanese army was openly recruiting horse-owning Arab men, promising them a gun and a monthly salary of $116 in exchange for joining a Janjaweed cohort.
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They confirm that Janjaweed commanders all reside in government garrison towns, and that Janjaweed militiamen wear combat fatigues identical to those of the regular army.
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These Janjaweed militiamen are all Arab Muslims.
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Today marked the end of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur with the Janjaweed Party agreeing to a complete and total cease-fire.
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Players assume the role of refugees in a Sudanese camp trying to survive and avoid violent encounters with the Janjaweed militia.
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In Darfur, a Janjaweed attack on a village may appear to be motivated by politics, but at a deeper level, it may be about a water shortage that has set herders against farmers.
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The militia has pursued fleeing refugees into neighboring Chad, whose army has fought a number of actions against Janjaweed invasions.
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They confirm that Janjaweed commanders all reside in government garrison towns, and that Janjaweed militiamen wear combat fatigues identical to those of the regular army.
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In response to the armed uprising, the Sudanese government deployed Janjaweed militias to pillage towns and villages inhabited by members of the African tribes from which the rebel armies draw their strength.
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Reports indicate that the janjaweed militia has been responsible for numerous attacks on small villages in Sudan.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Janjaweed for a member likely comes from Arabic parts jinn ('spirit') and jawad ('horse'), and one popular story says it means 'devils on horseback'. So a single Janjaweed is remembered as a violent armed rider who attacked villages, which matches how the word is used today.