Army of Peace

Army of Peace
جيش السلام
Jaysh al-Salam
LeadersMaj. Gen. Atom Al-Nour
Dates of operation1986–2000s[a]
Allegiance Sudan
HeadquartersWau, Sudan
Active regionsWestern Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan
IdeologyFertit solidarity
Anti-Dinka sentiment
Anti-Thuri sentiment
Part ofPDF (1989–1997)
SSDF (from 1997)
AlliesSudan Sudanese Armed Forces
OpponentsSouth Sudan SPLA
Succeeded by
Fertit Lions (indirectly)[2]
PDF (1989, partially)
SSDF (in 1997)

The Army of Peace (Arabic: جيش السلام, romanizedJaysh al-Salam) was a large alliance of Fertit tribal militias[3] in Western Bahr el Ghazal during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Although initially armed by the Sudanese government in order to fight against South Sudanese separatists, the Army of Peace became especially notorious for massacring Dinka civilians. These mass killings grew so excessive that the group even came into violent conflicts with other pro-government forces. The militia was mostly disbanded in 1988, though a rump faction continued to be active and joined the Popular Defence Forces in 1989, and later the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) in 1997.

  1. ^ Vuylsteke (2018), pp. 7, 12.
  2. ^ Vuylsteke (2018), p. 3.
  3. ^ Blocq (2017), p. 175.


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