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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How Important is Religion? The Case of the Sudan Peace Negotiations
From HD Centre Dated 25 June 2006 By Endre Stiansen - Throughout the Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005, religion was a core issue for the conflicting parties. Endre Stiansen analyses the negotiations between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudanese Peoplea#039;s Liberation Movement (SPLM)...
How Important is Religion? The Case of the Sudan Peace Negotiations
From HD Centre Dated 25 June 2006 By Endre Stiansen - Throughout the Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005, religion was a core issue for the conflicting parties. Endre Stiansen analyses the negotiations between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudanese Peoplea#039;s Liberation Movement (SPLM)...
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Sudan: Party Accused of Training South Sudanese as Suicide Bombers
From AllAfrica.com Dated 31 January 2012 Citizen (Juba)-The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) accused the National Congress Party (NCP) of Khartoum of warmongering and training of terrorists from amongst the South Sudan militia and calls on international community and human rights organizations to investigate mistreatment of...
Sudan: Dozens of Chinese Workers Captured By Rebels
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 January 2012 RFI (Paris)-Efforts are underway on Monday to rescue 29 Chinese workers captured by Sudanese rebels. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North group has said they are in "safe hands" although it is not clear whether the Chinese workers were the original...
Sudan: Rebels Promise to Release Kidnapped Chinese Workers
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 January 2012 Sudan Tribune (Paris)-The rebel group Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army North (SPLM/A-N) has promised to secure the release of Chinese nationals reportedly held by its fighters in South Kordofan State.
Sudan: Khartoum Says 14 Chinese Workers Freed in South Kordofan
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 January 2012 Sudan Tribune (Paris)-The governor of South Kordofan Ahmed Haroun announced that 14 out of the 29 Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels from the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) on Saturday have been freed following an operation conducted by the...
China says 29 workers remain captive in Sudan
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 30 January 2012 BEIJING, Jan 30 — China’s embassy in Sudan said all 29 Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in the border state of South Kordofan remained in rebel hands, the official Xinhua news agency said today, despite a Sudanese report that 14...
China says it has lost contact with construction workers held in Sudan
From The Observer Dated 30 January 2012 Militants apparently captured the 29 Chinese construction workers after attacking a remote work site in SudanChina's embassy in Sudan has lost contact with 29 Chinese construction workers held by rebels in the troubled border state of South Kordofan, according to...
Sudan: Army frees some abducted Chinese workers
From San Antonio Express-News Dated 30 January 2012 Sudan: Army frees some abducted Chinese workers The report, which is also carried by Sudan's SUNA news agency, says that the army is searching for the remaining missing workers. A Chinese embassy spokesman said Sunday that the northern...
China says contact cut with workers held in Sudan
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 30 January 2012 BEIJING, Jan 30 — China's embassy in Sudan has lost contact with 29 Chinese construction workers held by rebels in the strife-troubled border state of South Kordofan, the official Xinhua news agency reported today. The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North...
70 workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan’s dangerous south
From Taiwan News Dated 30 January 2012 Rebels captured 70 workers, including 29 Chinese in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, military officials said Sunday. The group, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, attacked a construction site,
Sudan rebels say they captured 29 Chinese workers
From France 24 Dated 29 January 2012 Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan state have captured 29 Chinese workers after a battle with government forces, a spokesman for the insurgents said on Sunday.Nine members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) were also being held, Arnu Ngutulu Lodi of...
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