Khartoum-Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has considered that the main strategy of Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir, is to continue war in the country to ensure his continued governance because of the arrest warrants issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling on the African Union and the UN Security Council to do their duties and to implement the resolution (2046).
The SPLM-N chief negotiator, Yasser Arman, stressed that the war became the main strategy for Al-Bashir , pointing out that Sudan’s president is wanted by ICC so he will continue to create new crises.
“Al-Bashir is considered that his personal salvation lies in the continuing wars and crises in the Sudan” Arman said
Arman, who is also SPLM-N Secretary General, stated that Al-Bashir believes that continuity in the Government is the only way to protect him from the international justice, indicating that Sudan’s president works to engage the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in permanent wars.
He noted that Al-Bashir thinks that the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) is a tool can be used to continue in his Governance, confirming that his movement seeks to inform the African Union and the UN Security Council about that.
The SPLM-N rebels fought on the side of the South Sudanese when they were fighting for independence. Sudan and South Sudan split in July 2011, but armed clashes between the SPLM-N and Sudan continued. The violence in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile created a humanitarian crisis that displaced almost one million people.
Sudan has accused the South Sudanese government of backing the SPLM-N. But as the two neighboring countries are improving their diplomatic ties and have signed multiple agreements on economic, security and political matters, Sudan agreed to talk to the SPLM-N.