 In a last minute commitment to the peace process, just as proceedings were about to close, a second Sudanese rebel group
| That'd be the Liberation Movement and Army of Sudan, of course... |
| Are you sure it's not the Popular Front Army for the Liberation of Sudan? |
late Friday signed on to the fledgling peace concluded earlier in the day by the main branch of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Army (SLMA) with the Khartoum government. The move triggered thundering applause in the tension-filled atmosphere, in an expression of relief after two years of tedious peace talks. The splinter group of the SLMA abandoned its leader, Abdul Waheed Al-Nur, to join the main SLMA in supporting the peace deal to end three years of political and civil conflict in Sudan's western region of Darfur.
"Splitters!"
"Piss off, Abdul Waheed!" |
The main branch of the SMLA signed earlier Friday after lengthy talks and the intervention of high ranking figures from the US and Britain. The rebel Justice and Equality Movement remains the only holdout on the peace deal brokered by African Union (AU) mediators. The main SLMA group balked at signing the deal until it decided that cooperation could open the death-plagued Darfur region to international support. |