Definition of Janjaweed. Meaning of Janjaweed. Synonyms of Janjaweed

- The Janjaweed (Arabic: جَنْجَويد, romanized: Janjawīd, lit. 'Devils on horseback'; also transliterated Janjaweed) are an Arab nomad militia group operating...
- the Janjaweed. The latter were armed Baggara herders whom the government had used to suppress a Masalit uprising from 1986 to 1999. The Janjaweed became...
- government of Sudan. The RSF grew out of, and is primarily composed of, the Janjaweed militias which previously fought on behalf of the Sudanese government...
- with some SAF backing against Arab and non-Masalit Janjaweed militias backed by the RSF. Janjaweed and RSF fighters overran Masalit resistance in April...
- the Janjaweed. The latter were armed Baggara herders whom the government had used to suppress a Masalit uprising from 1986 to 1999. The Janjaweed became...
- and the current head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A Janjaweed leader from the Rizeigat tribe in Darfur, he was the Deputy head of the...
- government forces and the Janjaweed ("evil men on horseback") paramilitary groups.[page needed] The actions of the Janjaweed have been described as genocidal...
- subsequent shootout with the Janjaweed, but not before killing or wounding a few dozen of the savage militia. The surviving Janjaweed then burn the village to...
- revenue from oil sold to China funds the Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militia. On the morning of December 11, 2007, Khalil Ibrahim claimed that...
- recruitment of Janjaweed militias, although he consistently denies that he is part of the military chain of command of the Janjaweed. He claims to be...