{"id":177050,"date":"2017-12-31T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/splm-n-agar-declares-unilateral-ceasefire-in-sudan-s-blue-nile\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T11:03:00","slug":"splm-n-agar-declares-unilateral-ceasefire-in-sudan-s-blue-nile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/splm-n-agar-declares-unilateral-ceasefire-in-sudan-s-blue-nile","title":{"rendered":"SPLM-N-Agar declares unilateral ceasefire in Sudan\u2019s Blue Nile"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North<\/strong> (SPLM-N) led by Malik Agar, declared a unilateral six-month ceasefire in conflict-torn Blue Nile State.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a press statement, the SPLM-N as well condemned the human rights violations committed in the past three months at the Blue Nile front line, particularly in the area of Jebel Kilgo.<\/p>\n

The rebel movement further reiterated the importance of the initiative of the UN Secretary-General’s Representative Finnick Haitham to stop the fighting between the SPLM-N factions.<\/p>\n

The SPLM-N further stressed its readiness to discuss the possibility of humanitarian assistance as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Split<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SPLM-N broke into two factions in late March after the then Deputy Chairman Abdelaziz El Hilu submitted his resignation<\/a><\/u>. He accused<\/a><\/u> Chairman Malik Agar and Secretary-General Yasir Arman of controlling the rebel movement arbitrarily, and not representing the movement in the AU-brokered peace talks, in particular concerning the issue of self-determination of the Nuba Mountains.<\/p>\n

The SPLM-N’s regional political groups, the entire Nuba Mountains Liberation Council and a part of the Blue Nile Liberation Council then appointed El Hilu<\/a><\/u> as SPLM-N chairman, relieving Agar and Arman from their positions. Various SPLM-N factions in Blue Nile State support the original leadership.<\/p>\n

The split<\/a> means a serious set-back for the possibility of resumed peace negotiations between the rebel movement and Khartoum – which is fighting the SPLM-N in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile, also known as the Two Areas, since 2011.<\/p>\n

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