Publication

This briefing examines the peace process in Sudan. It questions the government's commitment to the peace process by outlining the government-sponsored offensive in the Western Upper Nile oil fields beginning with the end of 2002 and by listing government-sponsored militias. The paper analyzes the SPLA military objective in the Western Upper Nile: to deny the government the prize of developing the area's oil wealth by weakening its military positions and intimidating oil companies.