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The Beja's Armed Struggle

November 01, 2007 | Pulitzer Center
By
Christopher Milner

Eastern Front troops. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

Briefing: Eastern Front rebels. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

Fighters have joined the movement from all over Sudan. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

A young Beja Congress fighter joins the ranks. It is unclear just how much military power the movement has. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

A young Beja fighter. He is joining a long line of Beja men and women who have resisted external control of their region. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

A Beja sword is passed down from generation to generation. It is rarely used for fighting nowadays, but has huge symbolic value in the East. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

Eastern Front patrol near the Front Line. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

Eastern Front troop commander with his men, the symbol of the Beja Congress behind them. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

Mounted Beja troops patrol the Line of Control. Image by Christopher Milner. Sudan, 2007.

Photographs by Th. Goisque