Sudan Liberation Movement
Sudan Liberation Movement
The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army or (Arabic: حركة تحرير السودانḥarakat taḥrīr as-Sūdan) (abbreviated as either SLM or SLA) is a Sudanese rebel group. It was founded as the Darfur Liberation Front by members of three indigenous ethnic groups in Darfur, the Fur, the Zaghawa and the Masalit among whom were Abdul Wahid al Nur of the Fur and Minni Minnawi of the Zaghawa. General Omar al-Bashir, and the National Islamic Front headed by Dr. Hassan al-Turabi, overthrew the Sudanese government led by... read more
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Daily Press Briefing - August 18, 2010
From Scoop - New Zealand News Dated 20 August 2010 Special Envoy Scott Gration is in Khartoum on a trip to push the National Congress Party in the north and Sudan’s People Liberation Movement in the south to meet the criteria under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and prepare for January's...
Kobia presses for Southern Sudan referendum to go ahead
From Ekklesia Dated 20 August 2010 Former World Council of Churches general secretary Samuel Kobia, says a planned January 2011 referendum for Southern Sudan must go ahead. Former World Council of Churches general secretary, the Rev Samuel Kobia, says a planned January 2011 referendum for Southern...
Sudan: Sudanese Demand Autonomy
From AllAfrica.com Dated 6 July 2010 Southern Sudanese in Uganda have launched a YES-campaign for autonomy from the Arab-dominated north. The campaign spearheaded by the Southern Sudan Students Union of Uganda (SSSUU) was kicked off by Mr Paul Akol, the chairman of the Sudanese People Liberation...
A Guide to Avoiding Disaster in Afghanistan
From The New Republic Dated 28 June 2010 For those of us who can remember how lonely it was to be in favor of the Iraq war and the hoped-for surge in 2006, reflecting on America’s current travails in Afghanistan—a “fool’s errand” (George F. Will) administered by “well-meaning...
A Talk with SPLM SecGen Pagan Amum
From Asharq Al-Awsat Dated 21 June 2010 Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat- Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement [SPLM] Pagan Amum, who is currently on a visit to the United States, said that US officials and ambassadors of
Sudan: Politician Suggests UN Referendum Intervention
From AllAfrica.com Dated 21 June 2010 A leading figure in the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement has said Sudan may ask the United Nations to organise the referendum in the border region of Abyei. The region is less than seven months from deciding whether to be part...
Sudan: South Faces Key Issues If It Votes for Independence
From AllAfrica.com Dated 20 May 2010 Southern Sudan will in early 2011 hold a referendum to determine whether to remain part of a united Sudan or become a separate state. The referendum was a core component of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades...
Sudan: Key Post-Referendum Issues
From AllAfrica.com Dated 20 May 2010 Southern Sudan will in early 2011 hold a referendum to determine whether to remain part of a united Sudan or become a separate state. The referendum was a core component of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades...
SUDAN: Key post-referendum issues
From IRIN Dated 20 May 2010 JUBA, 20 May 2010 (IRIN) - Southern Sudan will in early 2011 hold a referendum to determine whether to remain part of a united Sudan or become a separate state. The referendum was a core component of the 2005 Comprehensive...
Pullout
From The New Republic Dated 14 May 2010 If you've been following developments in Darfur, then you know the situation is dire. Last month, the U.N. reported that fighting between the Sudanese army and an obscure rebel faction rendered the Jebel Mara region in southern Darfur inaccessible to...
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