Sudan Liberation Movement/Army

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 by members of three indigenous ethnic groups in Darfur: the Fur, the Zaghawa, and the Masalit, among whom were the leaders Abdul Wahid al Nur of the Fur and Minni Minnawi of the Zaghawa.

Sudan Liberation Movement
Leaders
Dates of operation2002–present
Active regionsWestern Sudan (mostly Darfur), northern South Sudan, southern Libya
Part ofSudan Revolutionary Front
Allies Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (SLA-Unity; until 2011)
 South Sudan (SLA-MM and SLA-AW)
Battles and wars
Websiteslmsudan.com
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