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Sudan Liberation Movement | |
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Dates of operation | 2002–present |
Active regions | Western Sudan (mostly Darfur), northern South Sudan, southern Libya |
Size | 600–1,000 men as of 2009 (UN estimate)[3] |
Part of | Sudan Revolutionary Front |
Allies | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (SLA-Unity; until 2011)[4] South Sudan (SLA-MM and SLA-AW)[5] |
Battles and wars | |
Website | slmsudan |
War in Darfur |
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Combatants |
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The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (Arabic: حركة تحرير السودان Ḥarakat Taḥrīr as-Sūdān; abbreviated SLM, SLA, or SLM/A) is a Sudanese rebel group active in Darfur, Sudan. It was founded as the Darfur Liberation Front[6] by members of three indigenous ethnic groups in Darfur: the Fur, the Zaghawa, and the Masalit,[7] among whom were the leaders Abdul Wahid al-Nur of the Fur and Minni Minnawi of the Zaghawa.[7]
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