Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
May 10, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — A breakaway rebel faction announced yesterday it has reintegrated the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Abdel Wahid Al-Nur and called on the other dissident groups to reunite under one banner.
The SLM-Juba Unity is established in November 2007 following an initiative by South Sudan ruling party, SPLM, to reunite the rebel factions before to engage direct talks with the central government. At the time the group was formed from six SLM factions besides JEM- Field revolutionary Command, the Democratic Popular Front and Sudanese Revolutionary Front.
The group was approached to join the Doha process and after a long vacillation, its leader Ahmed Abdel Shafi announced on 27 April 2010 his merger with the Liberation and Equality Movement (LJM) led by El-Tijani El-Sissi, but the rest of the group disapproved the move.
Al-Hadi said they discussed the solution of Darfur cause and agreed that the eight year conflict is “a national problem can only be resolved in a national framework” by overthrowing the National Congress Party regime in order to pave the way towards complete regime change in Sudan and build a state of citizenship.
“We also emphasized that partial solutions and bilateral agreements obstruct the solution of the conflict more than resolve it. In this respect, we renewed (our) fundamental stance rejecting the Doha process under its current form, and the Movement is not concerned by its outcome,” he stressed.
The SLM-AW is not part of the ongoing process in Doha where the Liberation and Equality Movement (LJM) of El-Sissi and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) are negotiating with the Sudanese government for a political solution to the conflict.
The SLM leader met last year with the Qatari state minister for foreign affairs in Paris an pledged to join the peace process however, he stressed the need to stop violence on civilians in Darfur and also he said the group should discuss on the participation in the Doha talks and take a decision in this regard.
Since he left Paris, and reorganized the group. The SLM supporters organized last April a series of protests inside the countries in different Sudanese provinces besides Darfur a to overthrow Bashir’s regime and appealing the Sudanese opposition political parties to join them for a regime change.
SLM-AW political secretary Hafiz Hamouda told Sudan Tribune that the Movement has effectively began discussions with different political and military forces in the country in implementation of the new political line announced by its leader Abdel Wahid Al-Nur.
He further said they are about to reach political agreement with some political forces during the next few days.
Al-Hadi told Sudan Tribune separately that talks are taking place with the different factions of the Sudan Liberation Movement to rebuild the group as it was before November 2005, date of the first dissidence in the movement by Minni Minnawi who signed a peace agreement with the Sudanese government in May 2006 before to return rebel last year.
In Doha the mediation is planning to hold a general conference on Darfur this month with the participation of the internally displaced persons, civil society groups and tribal leaders. However talks between Khartoum and JEM rebels are stalled over different issues particularly the administrative status of Darfur and security arrangements.
The Sudanese government, on the other side, intends to hold next July a referendum on Darfur administrative make-up and a dialogue conference with the participation of civil society and tribal leaders to settle the conflict internally.
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amon
Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
Bravo! SLM, all that’s needed to defeat the Arabs(NCP)in Khartoum is unity. Unity is power, keep on the pressure.
Christian United for Israel.
Emmanuel Ajang Solomon
Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
Congratulations to all of you brothers.
I think your enemies will not be happy at all, since the are always happy to see you divided like Us in late 90’s but we did gain our independent, only when we were united as one.
Look they don’t want your unity because you will be strong and have one voice, while talking which not good to our former masters.
Unite day and night for the cause of your people please!
Deng E. Manyuon
Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
That is a good move by some Darfuri factions. It will help a lot in reaching a permenant peaceful settlement. We hope the remaining factions will follow the suit.
Deng
mohammed ali
Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
Amon,Deng, Emmanuel,
Darfur is much , much more safer than your SPLA paradise.Keep your hate for yourself untill it finishes you all; like what it is doing now!Pathetic!
DANDHEL
Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
United we stand divided we fall.
Deng E. Manyuon
Darfur breakaway faction reunites with the rebel SLM-Nur
mohamed ali,
Keep it cool my brother. I am not preaching and I will never preach on this forum any hatred. It does not suit my political conviction and principle. You missed the point this time. I don’t view Darfuri rebels reunification as to cause the civil war, rather than airing one voice during peace talks. It would be much easier for your failing NCP Government to negotiate with sole body representing all Darfuri factions.
Try to get out from the habit of divide and rule. Please work for the Darfurians rebels unity for the sake of achieving a lasting peace.
Moreover, don’t lie. Darfur is not safe at the moment. If it is safe, why did the security arrest Darfuri female activist? Shame on you and your security organs who torture, assult, harras and rape female activists! ! ! What of ethic does Islam preach. Religion of Islam is the least religion in mistreatment of females. what alas.
Deng