Sudan People's Liberation Movement (northern sector)
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Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North
الحركة الشعبية لتحرير السودان-الشمال |
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| Chairman | Malik Agar |
| Vice chairman | Abdelaziz El Hillu |
| Secretary-general | Yasir Arman |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Split from | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
| Ideology | New Sudan |
| National affiliation | Sudan Revolutionary Front |
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Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North, (Arabic: حركة الشعبية لتحرير السودان-الشمال, translit. Harakat Al-Sha'abi Li-Tahrir Al-Sudan-Al-Shamal), or SPLM–N, is a banned political party and militant organisation in the Republic of Sudan. It is currently active primarily in the states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, where its armed branch is engaged in an active insurgency against the government of Sudan.
The SPLM-N was founded by the organizations of the predominantly South Sudanese Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army that remained in Sudan following the South Sudanese vote for independence in 2011. Despite the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, a low-level conflict continued in Republic of Sudan. Conflict with the central authorities has led al-Bashir to ban the party. South Sudan is also said to support SPLA-N operations in Sudan, just as Sudan supports anti-government groups in South Sudan.
On 19 July 2011, shortly after the independence of South Sudan, the SPLM-N in South Kordofan and the Justice and Equality Movement of Darfur conducted a coordinated attack against the Sudanese army at Pisea, south of the state capital of Kadugli. In August, Radio Dabanga reported that the rebels were gaining ground against government forces. The conflict has led to the displacement of nearly 400,000 residents of the Nuba Mountains and surrounding areas.
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