The Janjaweed (Arabic: جنجويد janjawīd; also transliterated Janjawid) are a militia that operate in Darfur, western Sudan, and eastern Chad. Using the United Nations definition, the Janjaweed comprised Sudanese Arab tribes, the core of whom are from the Abbala (camel herder) background with significant recruitment from the Baggara (cattle herder) people. This UN definition may not necessarily be accurate, as instances of members from other tribes have been noted.