Sudanese Liberation Army / Movement

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The Sudanese Liberation Army or Sudanese Liberation Movement ( SLA / M for Sudan Liberation Army / Movement , Arabic حركة تحرير السودان ḥarakat taḥrīr as-Sūdan ) is a loose association of Sudanese rebel groups involved in the Darfur conflict in Sudan .

The SLA was founded in August 2001 as the Darfur Liberation Front (DLF), declared itself an SLA / M in March 2003 and has since fought alongside the Movement for Justice and Equality (JEM) against the government in Khartoum , which According to the rebels, the Darfur region is neglected and political participation in Sudan is prevented. The government then took action against the rebel groups with its own military and with the help of the Janjawid militias. In the beginning Darfur's independence was the declared goal, now it is about political autonomy and economic shares.

The Sudanese Liberation Army is supported by Eritrea and the USA and, unlike the JEM, which is supported by Chad , is a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), an umbrella organization for opposition parties in Sudan.

However, the SLA has been weakened since 2005 by internal disputes between individual factions, which are even carried out by military means. There are also attacks on members of the UNAMID in North Darfur in order to steal their vehicles for military purposes. The SLA / M is split into the two main groups SLM-Unity, whose leader is the founder of the SLM, Abdel Wahid Mohamed a-Nur, and the SLA / MM under Minni Arcua Minnawi . Of all the rebel groups in Darfur, only Minnawi signed the peace agreement with the government in Abuja in May 2006 . Some SLA commanders who did not agree with this step have since gone over to the SLM Unity with their people. In addition to the three rebel groups mentioned, there are other armed units, some of which operate independently. The situation is confusing and clear delimitations are difficult.

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  1. ↑ Darfur rebel SLM in disarray as faction holds leadership vote. ( Memento of July 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Sudan Tribune, November 3, 2005
  2. ↑ No end to lawlessness in Darfur. NZZ Online, April 15, 2006
  3. ↑ UN urges Darfur rebel SLA to halt attacks on aid workers. ( Memento of May 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Sudan Tribune, April 30, 2006