Liberated Areas (territory)

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

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)

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]}