The National Redemption Front (NRF) is an alliance of opposition groups in

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. According to their foundation declaration, the NRF consists of the

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(JEM), a holdout faction of the

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(SLM/A) and the Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance (SFDA). The NRF opposes the

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, signed by the SLA faction led by

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and the Sudanese government on 5 May 2006. The group was formed in late June 2006, after the Abuja Agreement"Sudan's leader lashes out at UN"
''

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'', 8 December 2006 and is led by

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. The NRF represents a substantial portion of the opposition forces in Darfur. The African Union, the Sudanese government and other international "partners" in the Darfur Peace Agreement do not recognize their abstention from signing the peace agreement as legitimate.

References and notes

References

*News 24 articl
Sudan: Rebels form new alliance
Accessed on 22 November 2006. *Amnesty United States articl
Sudan, ''Crying out for safety''
Accessed on 22 November 2006.
Founding Declaration of Darfur’s National Redemption Front
Political party alliances in Sudan Rebel groups in Sudan War in Darfur {{africa-mil-stub