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The Janjaweed (Arabic: جنجويد janjawīd formed from the Arabic words for man gun and horse; also transliterated Janjawid) are a militia that operate in Darfur western Sudan and eastern Chad.Using the United Nations definition the Janjaweed comprised Sudanese Arab tribes the core of whom are from the Abbala (camel herder) background with significant Lambo recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people.In the past they were at odds with Darfur’s sedentary population over natural grazing grounds and farmland as rainfall dwindled and water became scarce.
