Darfur rebel leader Minawi sacks commanders

15/10/2014 21:10

Last week, Minni Minawi, leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM), dismissed four commanders, accusing them of treason and communicating with the enemy. A group of dissident SLM-MM commanders had demanded reforms and transparency, and accused Minawi of nepotism and corruption, Sudan Tribune reported on Tuesday. Rebel sources allege that the new split in Minawi’s group is instigated by the Chadian president Idris Deby. In 2012 he encouraged a faction of the Justice and Equality Movement led by Mohamed Bashar to break away and sign a peace agreement with the Sudanese government. File photo: Minni Minawi at a technical workshop on Peace and Security in Darfur, Addis Ababa, 2013 (Albert González Farran/Unamid)

Last week, Minni Minawi, leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM), dismissed four commanders, accusing them of treason and communicating with the enemy.

A group of dissident SLM-MM commanders had demanded reforms and transparency, and accused Minawi of nepotism and corruption, Sudan Tribune reported on Tuesday.

Rebel sources allege that the new split in Minawi’s group is instigated by the Chadian president Idris Deby. In 2012 he encouraged a faction of the Justice and Equality Movement led by Mohamed Bashar to break away and sign a peace agreement with the Sudanese government.

File photo: Minni Minawi at a technical workshop on Peace and Security in Darfur, Addis Ababa, 2013 (Albert González Farran/Unamid)