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Beni Halba tribe

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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 Dar Nimir, Wolad Gumaan, Zanateet, Wolad Ghanim, Ghieth, Wolad Ali, Hathalil, Bani Monzoor, Isharia, Mosawiyaih, Bani Labid, Wolad Furkha, Hazazra, Gimailat, Mistinan
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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. Regardless, members of the Beni Halba and other Baggara groups
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to expand the conflict into Darfur. However, Bolad's force was annihilated by a combination of the army and Beni Halba
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prompted several clans of Beni Halba to migrate eastwards and join their kinspeople between
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starting in 1987 through 1989. In this period a new militia called the
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Tragedy in Darfur: On understanding and ending the horror
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of independent Dar Fur. During the 1980s, recurring
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Index

Baggara belt
Arabic
Arab
Sudanese
Darfur
Baggara
Habbaniya
Rizeigat
Ta’isha
hakura
sultans
drought
Chad
Geneina
Kebkabiya
Kutum
Arab supremacy
Islamic extremism
Nazir
Issa Debaker
Fur people
Janjaweed
Sudan People's Liberation Army
Second Sudanese Civil War
Daud Bolad
Darfur conflict
Baggara
ISBN
1-84277-697-5
Tragedy in Darfur: On understanding and ending the horror

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