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Janjaweednoun
Armed men in Sudan who ride horses and drive Fur out of Darfur.
Etymology: جنجويد, from جنگوي, influenced by جود.
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Janjaweed
The Janjaweed are a type of gunmen that operate in Darfur, western Sudan, and now eastern Chad. Using the United Nations definition, the Janjaweed comprised Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala background with significant Lambo recruitment from the Baggara people. This UN definition may not necessarily be accurate, as instances of members from other tribes have been noted. 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. They are currently in conflict with Darfur rebel groups—the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. Since 2003 they have been one of the main players in the Darfur conflict, which has pitted the largely nomadic tribes against the sedentary population of the region in a battle over resource and land allocation.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of janjaweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of janjaweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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I left at night with no shoes and no personal belongings, i passed through the hands of several militia, then (Sudan's) Janjaweed militia which later handed me over to the Seleka rebels. A local chief then called U.S. forces who came and picked me up.
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