abstract:The South Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SSLM/A) is an armed group that operates in the Upper Nile Region of South Sudan. The group's creation was announced in November 1999 by people of the Nuer ethnicity who were in both the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the government-allied South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) gathered in Waat.
Butinthe souththeformerrebels of the SudanPeople'sLiberationMovement (SPLM), which rules a vastsemi-autonomous region, are sure to win handsomely-andprettyfairly.
In a speech last week, Bashir vowed to overthrow the government to "liberate" South Sudanese from the ruling party, the Sudan People's LiberationMovement.