Sudan People's Defense Forces/Democratic Front

Sudan People's Defence Forces
Leaders	Riek Machar Peter Par Jiek
Dates of operation	2000 - 2002
Active regions	Upper Nile
Battles and wars	Second Sudanese Civil War War of the Peters
Preceded by Deserters from the SSDF Succeeded by SPLM/A

The Sudan People's Defense Forces/Democratic Front (SPDF) was an anti-government militia active in Upper Nile from 2000 to 2002. ^[1]

Riek Machar formed the SPDF mostly from deserters of the pro-Khartoum South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) ^[2] and later merged it with the SPLM/A. ^[1]

Citations

1. Rone 2003, p. 12.
2. Rone 2003, p. 4.

References

• Rone, Jemera (2003). Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights. Human Rights Watch. ISBN   9781564322913.