SPLM-N

According to the SPLM-N, on January 23, 2013 SPLA-N forces ambushed a Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) convoy between Dilling and Um Haitan Road. The SPLA-N captured a Land Cruiser truck from the SAF forces.

After 5 days of deliberations, Sudanese opposition and rebel groups agreed to unite forces to overthrow the regime of the National Congress Party (NCP) and to jointly rule the country until democratic elections are held. The 15 page "New Dawn Charter" signed January 5th, outlines the future for a united Sudan, establishes a strong relationship with newly independent South Sudan, lays the groundwork for an interim government and emphasizes that the new alliance agrees to a "peaceful mass action and its transformation to a peaceful popular uprising."

According to an SPLA/M-N spokesperson, SPLA-N forces from the Sudanese Revolutionary Front have ambushed Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) patrolling troops on the road between Kaluba village and Alfaid village, west of Rashad City. 6 members of the SAF were killed. Among the dead was Cpt. Abdorhman Albashir Alzaki and many others are wounded.

On October 4th, members of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) signed a document detailing the establishment of a democratic and secular government once al-Bashir's government falls. It calls for the unification of various liberation movements, opposition parties, military forces and rebel groups. Among the signatures to the paper, called the "Restructuring of Sudanese State Document," are members from the SPLM-North, Sudan Liberation Movement, Democratic Unionist Party and Umma National Party. The document outlines a six year interim period after the fall of al-Bashir during which an appointed president and state governors as vice-presidents will rule the nation while a federal system is implemented. Women are allocated a 30% representation in the interim government. The new structure will grant greater autonomy to the provinces, create a unified military and political party, and encourage transparency and productive relations with South Sudan.

It has been one month since the Sudan Government and SPLM-N signed a tripartite agreement with the African Union, the League of Arab States and the United Nations. The agreement states that within 2 weeks of signing, an assessment team will access the conflict zone to determine the needs of the affected populations. It is now over one month without any sign of an assessment team and no sign of humanitarian aid reaching the affected populations in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.