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Awlad Rashid
The Awlad Rashid tribe () is an Arab clan, a part of the Rizeigat tribe, located in South Western Sudan in the Darfur region, particularly around the Marra mountain range and the surrounding plains. As a southern tribe in the Darfur region, they typically herded and raised cattle instead of camels as many northern tribes. They are involved with the other clans of the Rezegiat tribe in conflicts in the Darfur region and are associated with the Rapid Support Forces, and Janjaweed before them. Conflicts On November 9, 2022, clashes erupted between the Misseriya and Awlad Rashid clans of the Rezeigat tribe near Juguma in Central Darfur Central Darfur State () is a state in south-western Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region. The state capital is Zalingei. The sta ...’s Bendasi locality after the theft of a motorcycle and murder of its owner in the town of Jaqma. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizeigat Tribe
The Rizeigat (also spelled Rizigat, Rezeigat, and in standard Arabic, Rizayqat) are a Muslim and an Arab tribe of the nomadic Baggara people predominantly in Sudan's Darfur region and Chad. The Rizeigat belong to the greater Baggara Arabs fraternity of Darfur and Chad, and speak both Sudanese and Chadian Arabic. They are primarily nomadic herders and their journeys are dependent upon the seasons of the year. They are a branch of the Juhayna group. They are divided into the Abbala (camel-herding) Rizeigat, who live in northern Darfur and Chad, and the Baggara who inhabit south-east Darfur. In turn they are divided into several large clans, notably the Mahamid, Mahariya and Nawaiba. The ecological differences between the north and south of Sudan allowed for two different types of nomadism to evolve: camel herders in the north and cattle herders in the south. They are a substantial part of the Janjaweed turned Rapid Support Forces. The Baggara Rizeigat backed the Sudanese governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darfur Region
Darfur ( ; ) is a region of western Sudan. ''Dār'' is an Arabic word meaning "home f – the region was named Dardaju () while ruled by the Daju, who migrated from Meroë , and it was renamed Dartunjur () when the Tunjur ruled the area. Darfur was an independent sultanate for several hundred years until 1874, when it fell to the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr. The region was later invaded and incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916.Richard Cockett Sudan: Darfur and the failure of an African state. 2010. Hobbs the Printers Ltd., Totten, Hampshire. As an administrative region, Darfur is divided into five federal states: Central Darfur, East Darfur, North Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur. Because of the War in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population, the region has been in a state of humanitarian emergency and genocide since 2003. The factors include religious and ethnic rivalry, and the rivalry between farmers and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
