Sudan Liberation Movement/Army
< Sudan Liberation Movement
| Sudan Liberation Movement | |
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Logo of the SLM/A | |
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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) |
| Part of | Sudan Revolutionary Front |
| Allies | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (SLA-Unity; until 2011) South Sudan (SLA-MM and SLA-AW) |
| 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 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, Khamis Abakar of the Masalit and Minni Minnawi of the Zaghawa.