1. janjaweed - Noun
2. Janjaweed - Proper noun
Janjaweed
An Arab militia force in Darfur, western Sudan, which has been in conflict with various Darfur rebel groups.
janjaweed
Alternative letter-case form of Janjaweed
Secondly, the Government of Sudan should commit to the disarmament and control of the Janjaweed militia and ensure that the targeting of civilians ceases immediately. Jan Egeland
As Arab League monitors work to expose President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown, the head of the mission is a Sudanese general accused of creating the fearsome "Janjaweed," which was responsible for the worst atrocities during the Darfur genocide. Source: Internet
Hemedti denies that the men he commands perpetrated atrocities, either in their former guise as the Janjaweed or more recently as the RSF. Source: Internet
Paul Foreman, head of MSF-Holland, was arrested in Sudan in May 2005 for refusing to divulge documents used in compiling a report on rapes carried out by the pro-government Janjaweed militias (see Darfur conflict ). Source: Internet
As a direct result of the Janjaweed atrocities the numbers of internally displaced persons in Darfur continue to increase and the poor conditions in refugee and IDP camps in which they currently live are aggravating. Source: Internet
Between 2007 and 2009, Amnesty International documented repeated attacks on civilians by the Janjaweed in Darfur. Source: Internet