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Sudan: A rebel group known as Maarda Moussalaha including its leader, objectives, location and whether Nuba men in the village of Lagona were massacred by government forces because this fundamentalist group was operating in their area (December 1997-February 1999)

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 February 1999
Citation / Document Symbol SDN31054.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sudan: A rebel group known as Maarda Moussalaha including its leader, objectives, location and whether Nuba men in the village of Lagona were massacred by government forces because this fundamentalist group was operating in their area (December 1997-February 1999), 1 February 1999, SDN31054.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab0688.html [accessed 25 May 2023]
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No reports on a rebel group known as Maarda Moussalaha including its leader, objectives, location, and whether Nuba men in the village of Lagona were massacred by government forces because this fundamentalist group was operating in their area, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please see the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Africa Confidential [London]. January 1997-December 1998. Vols. 38-39. Nos. 1-25.

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. January 1997-December 1998. Vols. 34-35. Nos. 1-12.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996-1997. 1997-1998. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.

The Europa World Year Book 1998. 1998. 39th ed. Vol. 3. London: Europa Publications.

Political Handbook of the World 1997-1998. 1997-1998. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications.

Political Parties of Africa and the Middle East. 1993. Edited by Roger East and Tanya Joseph. The High, Harlow, Essex: Longman Group UK.

Revolutionary and Dissident Movements: An International Guide. 1991. 3rd ed. London: Longman Group UK.

Sudan Update [Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire]. 1997-1998. Vol. 8-9.

Sudan Democratic Gazette [London]. January 1997-December 1998.

Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).

Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.

Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.

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