May 18, 2013
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The Sudan People's Liberation Army is the army of the Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement in 1983 and was a key protagonist of the Second Sudanese Civil War. Throughout the war, it was led by John Garang de Mabior.
Following John Garang's death, Salva Kiir Mayardit was named the new Commander-in-Chief of SPLA. As of 2013, the SPLA was estimated to have 210,000 soldiers and an unknown number of personnel in a small air force. The SPLA is divided into divisions of 10,000-14,000 soldiers. Following the independence of South Sudan in 2011 the SPLA became the regular army of the new republic.
(via Freebase)
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![The two Sudans start first security talks since border clashes [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-5183000/5183783/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=1f76e9cf84b705ea61b93bcbea44082d)
![Sudan's Bashir in Heglig, rules out talks as new air raids hit South [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-3526000/3526551/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4b5dd52d712550341f42c9d0f841ac67)
![Sudan declares 'liberation' of Heglig as Juba pulls out [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-3484000/3484044/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f71519acd63f9ea76a75ed78eca44165)
![South Sudan: Why is Israel building a foothold in Africa? [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-3254000/3254654/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=c2477202ed3976d22aefadf63e4d8e24)
![Sudan and South Sudan sign border deal [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-311000/311986/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5b6b7c6d06367ccc25a718a8e0295471)
![New clashes break out in Sudan's Blue Nile as state authorities confirm life is 'back to normal' [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-311000/311833/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=760be5dbdfade7cda293e3c5eb18e45d "Internally-displaced people flee after heavy gunfire broke out in Damazin in the Blue Nile state September 7, 2011: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah")
![Heavy fighting continues in Sudan border areas [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-311000/311804/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7645f36aa27d904d6750103647e3afa5)
![Fears of war renewed as independence for South Sudan approaches [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-167000/167833/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=1a84b8d88b5e2fcad2e326be696f3147)