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Sudan crisis: Return of the feared Janjaweed
Source: BBC
Sudan crisis: Return of the feared Janjaweed
By Fergal Keane
BBC's Africa editor
8 June 2019
Sudan's military has faced mounting international condemnation for its violent attack on protesters which reportedly left at least 30 dead. But there were clear signs this was likely to happen.
Even when the crowds were at their largest and most joyous there was a sense of looming danger.
You did not have to walk far from the sit-in to encounter the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lounging on their pick-up trucks.
-snip-
I remembered them from Darfur 14 years before. There they were known as the Janjaweed and became notorious for atrocities inflicted on the civilian population.
In 2005 I saw them beat and terrorise civilians in a camp for the displaced and I interviewed the survivors of torture and rape.
-snip-
By Fergal Keane
BBC's Africa editor
8 June 2019
Sudan's military has faced mounting international condemnation for its violent attack on protesters which reportedly left at least 30 dead. But there were clear signs this was likely to happen.
Even when the crowds were at their largest and most joyous there was a sense of looming danger.
You did not have to walk far from the sit-in to encounter the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lounging on their pick-up trucks.
-snip-
I remembered them from Darfur 14 years before. There they were known as the Janjaweed and became notorious for atrocities inflicted on the civilian population.
In 2005 I saw them beat and terrorise civilians in a camp for the displaced and I interviewed the survivors of torture and rape.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48517768
