shifta

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• Shifta — (or shufta ) is an East African term used in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya for bandits. [cite web |url=http://hrw.org/about/projects/womrep/General 73.htm#P1346 327642 |title=Somali Refugees in Kenya |access date=2007 03 29 |format= |work …   Wikipedia

• shifta — noun Bandits. Shifta normally stayed in the lawless rural mountainous regions. Historically, they were known for robbing or killing those who were caught traveling between populated villages or cities, and also for stealing cattle and raiding… …   Wiktionary

• Shifta-Krieg — Datum 1963–1967 Ort North Eastern Province, Kenia Ausgang Waffenstillstand …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Shifta War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Shifta War partof= caption= date=1963 1967 place=North Eastern Province, Kenya casus= territory= result=Kenyan victory combatant1=flagicon|KenyaKenya combatant2=Northern Frontier District Liberation Movement… …   Wikipedia

• Guerra de Shifta — Fecha 1963 1967 Lugar Provincia Nororiental, Kenya Resultado armisticio La Guerra de Shifta (1963 1967) fue un conflicto secesionista …   Wikipedia Español

• shifter — shift·er || ʃɪftÉ™(r) n. one who moves; one who transfers; one who exchanges …   English contemporary dictionary

• shifters — shift·er || ʃɪftÉ™(r) n. one who moves; one who transfers; one who exchanges …   English contemporary dictionary

• shiftier — shift·y || ʃɪftɪ adj. crafty, deceptive, tricky, evasive …   English contemporary dictionary

• shiftiest — shift·y || ʃɪftɪ adj. crafty, deceptive, tricky, evasive …   English contemporary dictionary

• shiftiness — shift·i·ness || ʃɪftɪnɪs n. evasiveness, deceptiveness, craftiness …   English contemporary dictionary