Update On the Rebel Situation

Okay so just to make things clear. Initially before the signing of the Abuja Peace Agreement there were mainly 2 rebel groups in Darfur. One is called Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the other is called Justice & Equality Movement (JEM). A faction within SLM/A led by Minnawi later signed the Abuja Peace Agreement. Another faction of SLM/A led by Abdelwahid Nur held out. JEM didn’t sign too. Pressure was then applied on Abdul Wahid and JEM to sign. They didn’t sign the peace agreement itself but gave a declaration of commitment to peace in Darfur. I misunderstood the commitment to peace as a signature previously. I was wrong. They didn’t sign any agreement but only gave a commitment to peace in Darfur… a commitment which hasn’t been fulfilled by them. As a result Bashir is now trying to eliminate the JEM.

I also learned from this post on Jan Pronk’s blog that 2 new rebel groups have been formed.

Intra SLA fighting has not stopped. Two new movements have emerged. One is called the G19… G19 received more and more support amongst those who disagreed with the outcome of the talks…

A second new group is the New Redemption Front (NRF). They seem to have their base in the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), which had participated in the Abuja talks.

Damn, I have a headache. Keeping track of all those splits is tough. Combine with that the task of microanalysing to get an understanding of which tribes are involved and which the rebel groups are dominated by. Rebel alliances are changing and shifting from time to time. I don’t really care much what alliances the rebels make. I’m just interested in the end result which is PEACE PLEASE!

This post might not be 100% accurate so just keep that in mind. I will be posting a proper post soon on the new rebels and new alliances.