Beni Halba tribe
The Beni Halba (
Sudan People's Liberation Army, then fighting the Second Sudanese Civil War in the south of the country, sent a force under Daud Bolad to expand the conflict into Darfur. However, Bolad's force was annihilated by a combination of the army and Beni Halba fursan ("horsemen"), who then carried out reprisal attacks against Fur civilians.[4] As a result, the Beni Halba district town of Idd al Ghanam ("Well of Goats") was renamed Idd al Fursan ("Well of Horseman").[5]
The tribe has a major existence in both Sudan and Tchad. Within the tribe, Bani Helba includes over 10 major clans. The Main Clans are Wolad Gumaan, Zanateet, Wolad Ghanim, Ghieth, Wolad Ali, Hathalil, Bani Monzoor, Isharia, Mosawiyaih, Bani Labid, Wolad Furkha, Hazazra, Gimailat, Mistinan and Alwanaih
As the
Darfur conflict erupted in the beginning of the 2000s, the Sudanese government attempted to convince al-Hadi Issa Debaker to merge his Beni Halba with the Janjaweed. Debaker refused, stating that he would defend himself if attacked on Beni Halba land.[6] Regardless, members of the Beni Halba and other Baggara groups continue to be recruited into the Janjaweed.[7]
See also
- Baggara
Notes
- ISBN 1-84277-697-5, p. 9
- ^ Flint and de Waal, p. 45
- ^ Flint and de Waal, pp. 53-55
- ^ Flint and de Waal, p. 57
- ^ Flint and de Waal, p. 25
- ^ Flint and de Waal, p. 80
- ^ Alex de Waal, Tragedy in Darfur: On understanding and ending the horror Archived 2006-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Review, October/November 2004
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