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}}{{Quote|I am not a criminal. Thank God I’m not afraid. I’ve never had any fear.|Musa Hilal}}'''Musa Hilal''' (Arabic: موسى هلال‎ Mūsa Hilāl) is a Sudanese Arab tribal chief and militia leader and adviser to the Sudanese Minister of Internal Affairs. His Um Jalul clan exercised tribal leadership of the Arab Mahamid tribe in Darfur. The Mahamid are part of a larger confederation of camel-herding (Abbala) tribes of the Northern Rizeigat.

Hilal is the leader of the [[Janjaweed]] militia, which was responsible for a massive military campaign against civilians in Darfur in 2003, as part of a counterinsurgency effort against Darfur rebel groups.

Hilal is the leader of the [[Janjaweed]] militia, which was responsible for a massive military campaign against civilians in Darfur in 2003, as part of a counterinsurgency effort against Darfur rebel groups. This would ultimately lead to the ongoing [[Darfur Genocide]].

On 21 January 2008, the Federal Government of Sudan announced the nomination of Musa Hilal as the chief advisor of the Ministry of Federal Affairs in Sudan. This position allows Mr. Hilal to coordinate with regional leaders surrounding Darfur, as well as with Arab tribal groups, on the relations of the military regime.This political position further permits the military leader power over decisions made in Khartoum pertaining the recruitment of Janjaweed militias.

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 }}{{Quote|I am not a criminal. Thank God I’m not afraid. I’ve never had any fear.|Musa Hilal}}'''Musa Hilal''' (Arabic: موسى هلال‎ Mūsa Hilāl) is a Sudanese Arab tribal chief and militia leader and adviser to the Sudanese Minister of Internal Affairs. His Um Jalul clan exercised tribal leadership of the Arab Mahamid tribe in Darfur. The Mahamid are part of a larger confederation of camel-herding (Abbala) tribes of the Northern Rizeigat.
-Hilal is the leader of the [[Janjaweed]] militia, which was responsible for a massive military campaign against civilians in Darfur in 2003, as part of a counterinsurgency effort against Darfur rebel groups.
+Hilal is the leader of the [[Janjaweed]] militia, which was responsible for a massive military campaign against civilians in Darfur in 2003, as part of a counterinsurgency effort against Darfur rebel groups. This would ultimately lead to the ongoing [[Darfur Genocide]].
 On 21 January 2008, the Federal Government of Sudan announced the nomination of Musa Hilal as the chief advisor of the Ministry of Federal Affairs in Sudan. This position allows Mr. Hilal to coordinate with regional leaders surrounding Darfur, as well as with Arab tribal groups, on the relations of the military regime.This political position further permits the military leader power over decisions made in Khartoum pertaining the recruitment of Janjaweed militias.