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{{Evil Organization | {{Evil Organization | ||
|Box title = Evil Organization | |Box title = Evil Organization | ||
|Image = | |Image = Janjaweed.jpg | ||
|fullname = Janjaweed | |fullname = Janjaweed | ||
|alias = Devils on Horseback<br>Evil on Horseback | |alias = Devils on Horseback<br>Evil on Horseback | ||
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|headquarters = Khartoum, Sudan | |headquarters = Khartoum, Sudan | ||
|commanders = [[Musa Hilal]] (1987 - 2017)<br>[[Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo]] (2017 - present) | |commanders = [[Musa Hilal]] (1987 - 2017)<br>[[Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo]] (2017 - present) | ||
| | |Agents = [[Hamid Dawai]]<br>[[Ali Kushayb]]<br>[[Ahmed Haroun]] | ||
|skills = Rioting, pillaging, murder and rape | |skills = Rioting, pillaging, murder and rape | ||
|goals = Elimnate the non-Arab population of Darfur (ongoing) | |goals = Elimnate the non-Arab population of Darfur (ongoing) | ||
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Rape<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Looting]] | |crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Destruction of property<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Looting]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Misogyny]] | ||
|type of | |type of villain = Terrorist Militia}} | ||
{{Quote|The Sudanese government has unleashed African Arabs, called the Janjaweed, to wipe out tribal blacks. The name 'Sudan' ironically, is Arabic, meaning 'land of the blacks.' But the Janjaweed is rewriting that history in blood. Janjaweed, by the way, has a translation, too. It means 'evil on horseback.'|''60 Minutes'', "Witnessing Genocide in Sudan"}}The '''Janjaweed''' (Arabic: جنجويد, translit. Janjawīd; also transliterated ''Janjawid'') are a terrorist militia group that primarily operates in the Darfur region of Sudan, as well as parts of Eastern Chad. They are the group that is primarily responsible for the [[Darfur Genocide]], committing multiple atrocities of [[murder]], rape, [[torture]], and other [[crimes against humanity]]. | {{Quote|The Sudanese government has unleashed African Arabs, called the Janjaweed, to wipe out tribal blacks. The name 'Sudan' ironically, is Arabic, meaning 'land of the blacks.' But the Janjaweed is rewriting that history in blood. Janjaweed, by the way, has a translation, too. It means 'evil on horseback.'|''60 Minutes'', "Witnessing Genocide in Sudan"}}The '''Janjaweed''' (Arabic: جنجويد, translit. Janjawīd; also transliterated ''Janjawid'') are a terrorist militia group that primarily operates in the Darfur region of Sudan, as well as parts of Eastern Chad. They are the group that is primarily responsible for the [[Darfur Genocide]], committing multiple atrocities of [[murder]], rape, [[torture]], and other [[crimes against humanity]]. | ||
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In 2013, a majority of the Janjaweed were formally brought under control of the Sudanese Armed Forces and reorganized into the [[Rapid Support Forces]], under command of [[Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo]]. Though the Janjaweed proper continues to exist, their activities have greatly decreased, especially after the arrest and incarceration of their leader [[Musa Hilal]] in 2017. | In 2013, a majority of the Janjaweed were formally brought under control of the Sudanese Armed Forces and reorganized into the [[Rapid Support Forces]], under command of [[Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo]]. Though the Janjaweed proper continues to exist, their activities have greatly decreased, especially after the arrest and incarceration of their leader [[Musa Hilal]] in 2017. | ||
Alongside the RSF, the Janjaweed were major perpetrators of the [[Khartoum Massacre]] in 2019. | |||
[[Category:Organizations]] | [[Category:Organizations]] | ||
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[[Category:Mongers]] | [[Category:Mongers]] | ||
[[Category:Islam]] | [[Category:Islam]] | ||
[[Category:Sudan]] | |||