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The South Sudan Defence Forces in the Wake of the Juba Declaration 1 The South Sudan Defence Forces in the Wake of the Juba Declaration By John Young Copyright The Small Arms Survey Published in Switzerland by the Small Arms Survey The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Grad- uate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves as the © Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva 2006 principal source of public information on all aspects of small arms and as a First published in November 2006 resource centre for governments, policy-makers, researchers, and activists. All rights reserved. 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Further funding has been provided by the United Nations Develop- ment Programme, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, the Small Arms Survey Geneva International Academic Network, and the Geneva International Centre Graduate Institute of International Studies for Humanitarian Demining. The Small Arms Survey collaborates with research 47 Avenue Blanc, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland institutes and non-governmental organizations in many countries, including Edited by Emile LeBrun and Claire Mc Evoy Brazil, Canada, Georgia, Germany, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Norway, the Copyedited by Elizabeth Stone Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, the Proofread by Donald Strachan United Kingdom, and the United States. Cartography by MAPgrafix Small Arms Survey Graduate Institute of International Studies Typeset in Optima and Palatino by Richard Jones, Exile: Design & Editorial 47 Avenue Blanc, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Services ([email protected]) Phone: +41 22 908 5777 Printed by nbmedia in Geneva, Switzerland Fax: +41 22 732 2738 ISBN 2-8288-0077-6 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.smallarmssurvey.org 2 Small Arms Survey HSBA Working Paper 1 Young South Sudan Defence Forces 3 The Human Security Baseline Assessment Contents The Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) is a two-year research Illustrations ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 project (2005–07) administered by the Small Arms Survey. It has been developed in cooperation with the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Mission Acronyms and abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................. 7 in Sudan, the UN Development Programme, and a wide array of international About the author .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 and Sudanese NGO partners. Through the active generation and dissemination of timely empirical research, the HSBA project works to support disarmament, Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 demobilization, and reintegration (DDR), security sector reform (SSR), and arms control interventions to promote security. I. The SSDF prior to the Juba Declaration ....................................................................................................... 13 The Assessment is being carried out by a multidisciplinary team of regional, Early roots of the SSDF .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 security, and public health specialists. It reviews the spatial distribution of Khartoum Peace Agreement and its aftermath ......................................................................................... 15 armed violence throughout Sudan and offers policy-relevant advice to redress SSDF areas of operation and leadership as of January 2006 .............................................. 19 insecurity. SSDF–GoS relations ............................................................................................................................................................................... 23 HSBA Working Papers are topical and user-friendly reports on current research SSDF–SPLM/A relations ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 activities and are produced in English and Arabic. Future papers will focus on victimization and perceptions of security, the trade and transfer of small arms II. The Juba Declaration and its aftermath ..................................................................................................... 26 into and out of Sudan, and local security arrangements. The project also gen- Integration successes and challenges ....................................................................................................................... 26 erates a series of Issue Briefs. The rump SSDF ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 The HSBA Issue Brief and Working Paper series are supported by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the UK Department for International Devel- III. Divided SSDF components ...................................................................................................................................... 30 opment (DFID). Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 For more details contact: Claire Mc Evoy Appendix: Status of Other Armed Groups (OAGs) HSBA Project Coordinator, Small Arms Survey in South Sudan as of September 2006 ..................................................................................................................... 42 47 Avenue Blanc, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Endnotes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.smallarmssurvey.org (click on Sudan) Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 4 Small Arms Survey HSBA Working Paper 1 Young South Sudan Defence Forces 5 Illustrations Acronyms and abbreviations Map CPMT Civilian Protection Monitoring Team Other Armed Groups in South Sudan: CPA Comprehensive Peace Agreement main areas of operation as of September 2006 .......................................................................................... 12 EDF Equatoria Defence Force GoS Government of Sudan Table 1 GoSS Government of South Sudan Major tribal groups, South Sudan ................................................................................................................................. 16 Table 2 IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development Historical development of the SSDF ......................................................................................................................... 18 JIU Joint Integrated Units MI Military Intelligence Box 1 NCP National Congress Party SPLM/A and SSDF key players ........................................................................................................................................ 14 OAG Other Armed Group Box 2 PDF Popular Defence Force Estimating the size of the SSDF ......................................................................................................................................... 19 SAF Sudan Armed Forces Box 3 1 SPDF Sudan People’s Democratic Front Components of the CPA ................................................................................................................................................................ 24 SPLM/A Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army Box 4 SSDF South Sudan Defence Forces The problem of rank assignments ................................................................................................................................. 26 SSLM South Sudan Liberation Movement SSIM/A South Sudan Independence Movement/Army SSUM South Sudan Unity Movement UDSF United Democratic Salvation Front
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