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jebel

British  
/ ˈdʒɛbəl /

noun

  1. a hill or mountain in an Arab country

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Later, when other Janjaweed units mutinied, Hemedti led the government forces that defeated them, in the process taking control of Darfur's biggest artisanal gold mine at a place called Jebel Amir.

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Wrapped in bright colours and wearing plastic sandals, women in the country's Jebel Marra mountains set off each morning on donkeys, children in tow, to tend the fields.

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Before the conflict, Jebel Marra's organic oranges were particularly prized across the country for their juiciness.

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But in the lush highlands of Jebel Marra, the problem is not growing food – it is getting the produce out.

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Returning back to the Jebel Marra region, SLA-AW checkpoints guard every road into the mountains, and armed men also demand money.

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