Liberated Areas (territory)

The Liberated Areas refer to the areas under the effective control of the Sudanese rebel group SLA al-Nur, also known as SLA-AW^[b]

Liberated Areas
2021–present
Flag of the SLM (al-Nur)
The Liberated 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)

History

The SLM (al-Nur) was founded in 2006 and is led by Abdul Wahid al Nur.^[9] Since its founding, the group has fought in many Sudanese conflicts such as the War in Darfur, the Heglig Crisis, and the South Sudanese Civil War.

In August 2025, the 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 had received a number of displaced people in areas under their control.^[8]

Geography

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