Interahamwe is a word derived from the Kinyarwanda language of Rwanda. This term is often used to describe a militant group that was responsible for the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. However, there are several synonymous terms used to refer to the Interahamwe group such as 'Ibirunga', 'Abambwiriza' and 'Abarundi'. These words can be translated in English as 'the killers', 'the leaders' and 'the perpetrators'. These groups were heavily involved in the Hutu-Tutsi conflict in Rwanda during the 1990s, leading to the genocide that resulted in the deaths of over 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu people in just 100 days.