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Viewing cable 08KHARTOUM67, KORDOFAN REBEL GROUP MERGES WITH JEM

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KHARTOUM67 2008-01-17 14:17 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Khartoum
VZCZCXYZ0013
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHKH #0067/01 0171417
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 171417Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9719
UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000067 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/SPG, AF/SE WILLIAMSON 
DEPT PLS PASS USAID FOR AFR, AND ALSO PASS USAID 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV KSEC PHUM ECON SU
SUBJECT: KORDOFAN REBEL GROUP MERGES WITH JEM 
 
1. (U) SUMMARY: A new Kordofan rebel group led by a well-known 
former brigadier general in the Sudanese Armed Forces, Ibrahim Abu 
Rannat, has recently merged with the Justice and Equality Movement. 
This unification with "The Sons of Kordofan Alliance" (SKA) supports 
JEM's goal of spreading the Darfur conflict into neighboring states, 
and may provide arms, training, and logistical support to a growing 
Kordofan insurgency.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (SBU) Brigadier General Ibrahim AbuRannat, military commander of 
the Sons of Kordofan Alliance (SKA), told EmbOff on January 14 that 
his movement has united with the Justice and Equality Movement. 
AbuRannat said that JEM's rejection of the Government of Sudan and 
the practical benefits that this alliance will provide (e.g. 
training, arms, and material support) make it an attractive union. 
Abu Rannat dismissed that he was part of another Kordofan rebel 
movement, the Kordofan Alliance for Development (KAD) (see below), 
stating that this movement is cowardly, ineffective, and "only 
wasting time." 
 
3.  (SBU)  In a January 16 conversation with emboff, Khattab Widaa, 
the secretary of JEM's social services committee, confirmed that Abu 
Rannat had joined forces with JEM and that Khalil Ibrahim had named 
Abu Rannat a deputy leader of JEM. 
 
4.  (U) JEM websites (www.sudanjem.com) and Sudanese daily papers 
also carried a statement from Abu Rannat declaring the merger of SKA 
with JEM: 
 
- "The Military wing of SKA hereby declares its official merger with 
the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement forces... This decision 
has come as a result of JEM's national orientation and objectives, 
and its clear solution for Sudan's chronic problems.  Long 
consultations, continued for months, between the two movements, have 
preceded this decision, and successfully concluded in transferring 
SKA's military forces to JEM territories in the field. The SKA 
political leaders inside Sudan and in exile have also helped make 
this decision." 
 
- "The leaders of SKA have affirmed that the problem of the region 
and the whole country will not be solved by Khartoum's sweet words 
and false promises.  The merger of SKA into JEM is one step towards 
the unification of the marginalized to achieve their legitimate 
rights.  This declaration confirms the commitment of all members of 
SKA to the constitution, activities, and objectives of JEM." 
 
HISTORY OF KORDOFAN REBELS 
-------------------------- 
5.  (U) Since the start of the conflict in Darfur, neighboring 
Kordofan has produced few indigenous rebel groups.  One of the 
first, Shahama, was led by Musa Hammadain, a native of the Misseriya 
tribe from West Kordofan and a former commander in the Sudanese 
Popular Defense Force.  In 2003, Hammadain led his Shahama movement 
against the Sudanese Armed Forces in Kordofan.  Later in 2003, 
government forces attacked Hammadain's forces, killed him, and 
largely dismantled Shahama. 
6. (U) In 2006, the Kordofan Alliance for Development (KAD) emerged 
as another resistance movement.  Although KAD has a military wing, 
it has not yet attacked GoS forces.  Since its inception, KAD has 
focused on chartering political statements, organizing strikes, and 
issuing formal criticism against the GoS.  On January 15, local 
press reported that the General Secretary and military commander of 
KAD, Mr. Mohamed Al Belail Issa, called the merger between JEM and 
SKA inappropriate, as the people, culture, and overall situation in 
Kordofan is different from that in Darfur. 
7.  (U) In 2007, Abu Rannat appears to have been in regular contact 
with KAD leaders and may have briefly joined the movement. Although 
the relationship between KAD and Abu Rannat during this time period 
remains unclear, Abu Rannat now rejects KAD as an organization and 
subsequently formed his own movement, the Sons of Kordofan Alliance. 
 With its merger to JEM, it is not clear whether KSA will continue 
to use its own name, or whether it will be fully incorporated into 
JEM. 
8.  (SBU) The acting Colonel of the Sudanese Police in Nahud, 
Kordofan, Ibrahim Abdalla Mohamed, told emboff on January 16 that 
the Sudanese Armed Force units have been put on alert in Nahud, 
EL-Obeid, and Ghebeish following the SKA-JEM merger.  According to 
Mohamed, Abu Rannat is a popular leader, and the GoS's failure to 
pay military pensions have helped his recruitment efforts.  Despite 
Abu Rannat's popularity, Mohamed stated his belief that JEM will not 
succeed in stirring conflict in Kordofan as its people do not want 
to follow the path of Darfur.  He also stated that disgruntled 
individuals and movements in Kordofan, such as KAD, are starting to 
work with the Government of Sudan.  He predicted that Khartoum will 
soon award development projects to cooperative areas and movements 
such as KAD and named the Ghebeish-Nahud-El-Obeid road as one likely 
project. 
9.  (SBU) Comment:  JEM has distorted and exaggerated information in 
the past and probably is using this alliance with SKA for 
self-promotion.  Nonetheless, this does fit into JEM's overall 
strategy of spreading violence from Darfur into Kordofan.  Although 
JEM attacks in Kordofan have been infrequent, they have been 
directed towards high profile targets such as oil fields and 
sometimes they have resulted in the great loss of life (as in the 
case of the August 29 Wad Banda attack which killed 41 reserve 
police/militia).  Compared to other Darfur rebel groups, JEM has a 
sophisticated communications strategy with a website, frequent press 
releases, and continuous interaction with the local and 
international press. 
10.  (SBU) Comment continued:  Even if the amount of SKA's troops or 
the size of its arsenal is small, JEM has gained a respected, 
experienced, and knowledgeable military commander in Abu Rannat. 
The Government of Sudan appears to recognize that this represents an 
elevated threat to Kordofan and has responded quickly.  According to 
sources in Kordofan, Khartoum has reportedly put SAF troops and 
Kordofan police on alert, encouraged division between Kordofan 
opposition movements, and, with a new development program, appears 
ready to buy-out natural allies of JEM and Abu Rannat, a strategy 
the GOS has used effectively in other conflicts.  END COMMENT. 
11.  (SBU) BIO NOTE:  Ibrahim Abu Rannat is a former brigadier 
general who was dismissed or possibly pressured out of the Sudanese 
Armed Forces in approximately 2000 after he was perceived not to be 
sufficiently loyal to the Bashir regime.  A native of Nahud in 
western North Kordofan state, AbuRannat has the reputation of being 
an effective and leader who knows Kordofan and Darfur well.  He is 
rumored to have served as a consultant to Darfur rebel movements. 
FERNANDEZ