Liberated Areas (territory)

Liberated Areas
2021–present
Flag of the SLM (al-Nur)
The Libertated areas in dark red on the 12 September 2025
Status	Quasi-state
Capital	Torontonga (in 2021) [1] Unknown (2021–present)
Largest city	Various(changed over time)
Leader
• Since 2021	Abdul Wahid al-Nur
Force commander of the Sudan Liberation Movement (al-Nur) [a]
• Since 2021	Abdelgadir Abdelrahman Ibrahim
Establishment	Pre-Sudanese civil war (2023-present)
History
• First reports of the existence of the Liberated areas [1] [2]	March 2021 [1] [2]
Population
• Estimate	300,000 people as of 2021 in the Marrah Mountains [1] 379,000 people as of 2025 in Tawila [3]
Time zone	GMT + 3 (CAT) UTC+02:00 (CAT)

The Liberated Areas refers to the areas that are controlled by the SLA al-Nur also known as SLA-AW since 2021. ^[b]

Background

The SLM (al-Nur) was created in 2006 and is led by Abdul Wahid al Nur. ^[9] The group participated in conflicts such as the War in Darfur, Heglig Crisis and South Sudanese Civil War.

Controlled territories

Controlled territories include Marrah Mountains (including Torontonga) since 2021, Nertiti, Deribat (captured in December 2023) and Tawila (captured on the 23 September 2023). ^{[1] [2] [7]} Other controlled areas are Kin Taura, Golo, Guldo, Rokero and Nyertete. ^[8]

Developments in 2025

In August, the 2025 Tarasin landslide affected areas under the control of the SLM (al-Nur). ^{[10] [11] [12]}

In October the Sudan Liberation Army Movement (al-Nur) claimed that they received a number of displaced people in areas under their control. ^[8]

See also

• New Sudan
• Government of Peace and Unity
• Territory of the Rapid Support Forces
• Republic of Sudan

Notes

1. Also called Rebel commander in Torontonga or Military commander.
2. ^{[4] [1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. "The New Humanitarian | In Darfur's rebel-held mountains, the war is far from over". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. April 21, 2021.
2. "The New Humanitarian | What Sudan's new peace deal means for Darfur". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. April 6, 2021.
3. "Sudan: Surge in Darfur displacement pushes Tawila into full-scale crisis, cholera spreading". NRC. 11 July 2025.
4. https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/103194-000-A/sudan-the-last-rebels-of-darfur/
5. "SLM-Nur expands control to several areas in Darfur to protect civilians: official - Sudan Tribune". sudantribune.com.
6. "SLM-Abdel Wahid forces seize RSF camp in South Darfur - Sudan Tribune". sudantribune.com.
7. "SLM-Nur expands control to several areas in Darfur to protect civilians: official". Sudan Tribune . 24 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
8. "Sudan Liberation Army Movement to Al-Arabiya: We have received a number of displaced people in the areas under our control North Darfur, Sudan - Sudan latest news in English on live map - South Sudan and Sudan News in English - sudan.liveuamap.com".
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20070625092442/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/portal/spotlight/sudan/Sudan_pdf/SIB%204%20Darfur.pdf
10. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/plea-help-after-landslide-wipes-out-sudan-village-kills-more-than-1000-2025-09-01/
11. "Landslide wipes out entire village in Central Darfur's Jebel Marra - Sudan Tribune". September 2, 2025.
12. "'Massive' Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur, rebel group says". France 24. September 2, 2025.