Janjaweed

The Janjaweed is a term referring to armed men in Sudan. The Janjaweed are made up of Sudanese-Arabian camel herders who dislike the urbanization of Sudan. They battle opposing rebel groups in Darfur like the Sudan Liberation Army. They used any means necessary to gain land and territory and are not afraid to harm innocent civilians. Ironically, the Sudanese government used the Janjaweed as their primary counter-insurgency force, providing them money and land. The United Nations council and the US government condemn the Janjaweed for their unruly methods and accused them for the genocide of 200,000-400,000 Darfur citizens.