SRF declares victory after first operation

Abdel Wahid Al-Nur, the vice president of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (Kauda alliance) and head of the Sudan Liberation Movement Abdel Wahid faction, announced the official launch of the alliance last week as a tremendous victory. The four components of the alliance include the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N), the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the two Sudan Liberation Movement factions led by Abdel Wahid and Minni Minawi (SLM-AW, SLM-MM). The vice president, who is also responsible for the Front’s political affairs, said the Front defeated the National Congress Party in Buram last week, describing the ruling party as ‘enemies of change’. In an interview with Radio Dabanga to be broadcast on Friday, Abdel Wahid said the arrangement for the Front emerged without petty squabbling over trivial details. The four movements agreed ‘a project to deal with the crisis in Sudan, and structure of the state’; involving an inclusive political programme signed by the head of each movement. The alliance’s liberal political agenda includes: separating religious and state institutions, equal citizenship, respect for human rights and true democracy. Abdel Wahid described the Front’s ability to reach consensus as a large undertaking, as it brings together the people of Sudan. He said the Front has now become a viable alternative to bring down the system and change the regime in Khartoum.Four movements will retain identitiesAbdel Wahid added that the alliance does not mean that each of the four movements will disband or abandon their identities, as each movement will retain its structure and agenda. He added that the Front is based on a rotating presidency, with each movement’s head taking a turn. The vice president called on all Sudanese people to join the broad alliance, to work to topple the regime in Khartoum and bring change to Sudan.