{"id":190343,"date":"2011-07-12T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/splm-north-will-not-give-up-military-power-to-khartoum\/"},"modified":"2011-07-12T13:14:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T13:14:00","slug":"splm-north-will-not-give-up-military-power-to-khartoum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/splm-north-will-not-give-up-military-power-to-khartoum","title":{"rendered":"SPLM-North will not give up military power to Khartoum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } --><\/p>\n<p>Deputy governor of Blue Nile, Brigadier Ali Bender of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement \u2013 North (SPLM-North) refuses to hand over military units and equipment to the government. Yesterday, after a military parade, displaying military strength, Bender asserted that what was on show, was only a small part of Blue Nile\u2019s extensive military power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">In an interview with Radio Dabanga, Bender warned the government against taking any steps, similar to what they did in South Kordafan. He stated that, whereas, Blue Nile is committed to peace, if provoked, would be ready to take up arms against the government. He advised the government to recognize the Addis Ababa agreement, as it would be the only way to salvage the situation. Bender underlined, that the outcome of popular consultation made it clear, that the people of Blue Nile are ready to claim their right of self-determination.<!--break-->He stressed the importance of power sharing, moving away from a centralist government. Bender emphasized, that the existing machinery of the monopoly of power should be dismantled, and distributed equally. Bender also told Radio Dabanga, that the SPLA-North demands the position of the Minister of Defense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy governor of Blue Nile, Brigadier Ali Bender of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement \u2013 North (SPLM-North) refuses to hand over military units and equipment to the government. Yesterday, after a military parade, displaying military strength, Bender asserted that what was on show, was only a small part of Blue Nile\u2019s extensive military power. In an interview with Radio Dabanga, Bender warned the government against taking any steps, similar to what they did in South Kordafan. He stated that, whereas, Blue Nile is committed to peace, if provoked, would be ready to take up arms against the government. He advised the government to recognize the Addis Ababa agreement, as it would be the only way to salvage the situation. Bender underlined, that the outcome of popular consultation made it clear, that the people of Blue Nile are ready to claim their right of self-determination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SPLM-North will not give up military power to Khartoum - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/splm-north-will-not-give-up-military-power-to-khartoum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SPLM-North will not give up military power to Khartoum - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Deputy governor of Blue Nile, Brigadier Ali Bender of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement \u2013 North (SPLM-North) refuses to hand over military units and equipment to the government. 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