Word: shambas
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...long struggle with Algerian rebellion, the French have always felt confident of the loyalty of the Shamba tribesmen who make up the bulk of France's elite Saharan Camel Corps. The Shamba, each of whom owns and cares for his own camels (two for riding, one for supplies), earned high honors during World War II for their support of General Leclerc in his march across Africa...
...French patrol set out from Timimoun to check on a company located some 30 miles to the northeast. When they got to the area, they found the company's eight French officers and noncoms sprawled in their tents, their throats cut from ear to ear. The remaining 53 Shamba corpsmen had taken off across the desert with 180 camels...
...Shamba is a native word for garden. Shamba elephants are rogues which, splitting off from the herd to roam alone, will not only trample gardens and farms but have been known to attack human beings without provocation...