Sudan Revolutionary Front
Sudan Revolutionary Front | |
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الجبهة الثورية السودانية | |
Ideology | New Sudan |
Size | 60,000 |
Allies | South Sudan (alleged) |
Opponents | Sudanese government |
The Sudan Revolutionary Front (
Composition
The alliance created in November 2011 aimed to bring together the two main factions of the
The signers for each group were Yasir Arman for the SPLM-N, Ahmed Tugud for the JEM, Abul Gassim Al-Haj for the SLM-al-Nur, and Al-Rayah Mahmoud for the SLM-Minnawi.[2]
Areas of operation
Yasir Arman, the secretary-general of the SPLM-N and a prominent member of the SRF's high political committee, said shortly after the SRF's formation that "all Sudan is a theatre for operations, including Khartoum". As of 2011[update], the JEM and both SLM factions were still based in the region of Darfur, and the SPLM-N had not expanded its fight against the Sudanese government north of Blue Nile and South Kordofan.[1][3] In late December 2011, JEM fighters advanced into North Kordofan with the stated intention of ousting President Omar al-Bashir from power, though they suffered a setback when their leader, Khalil Ibrahim, was killed in action in the state.[4]
Around the time of the SRF's formation in November 2011, the Sudanese government accused neighbouring South Sudan of supporting the rebel groups. In addition to bombing South Sudanese infrastructure and camps, South Sudanese authorities stated that Sudan had backed armed opposition factions within South Sudan.[2]
Sudanese peace process
The
On 31 August 2020, a peace agreement was signed between the Sudanese authorities and rebel factions led by Gibril Ibrahim, Minni Minnawi, el-Hadi Idris and
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sudanese Darfur Rebel Group Joins Anti-Government Alliance". Businessweek. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Rebel groups agree to work together for regime change in Sudan". Sudan Tribune. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Sudan rebels form alliance to oust president". Al Jazeera English. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Sudan army kills Darfur rebel leader". Al Jazeera English. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ FFC; TMC (2019-08-04). "(الدستوري Declaration (العربية))" [(Constitutional Declaration)] (PDF). raisethevoices.org (in Arabic). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ FFC; TMC; IDEA; Reeves, Eric (2019-08-10). "Sudan: Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period". sudanreeves.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ^ "SRF rebels, Sudan govt sign agreement in Juba". Radio Dabanga. 2019-10-21. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups from Darfur". Al Jazeera. 31 August 2020.
- ^ Reuters
- ^ "'Historic agreement' signed by Sudan govt, armed groups in Juba". September 2020.