Mustafa Tambour
{{Short description|Leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mustafa Tambour
| native_name = مصطفى تمبور
| native_name_lang = ar
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|07|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Zalingei, Central Darfur, Democratic Republic of Sudan
| battles = War in Darfur
2023 Sudan conflict
| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag of SLM (al-Nur).svg}} Sudan Liberation Movement (al-Nur) (until 2018)
{{flagicon image|Flag of SLM (Tambour).svg}} Sudan Liberation Movement (Tambour)
| relatives = Motwakel (brother)
}}
Mustafa Nasr Aldin Tambour ({{Langx|ar|مصطفى تمبور}}; born 24 July 1982) is the leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement faction known as SLM-Tambour, which is involved in the conflict in Darfur, supporting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Before the 2023 Sudan conflict, he launched a community reconciliation initiative to stop the war in Darfur.
Early life and education
Mustafa Nasr Aldin Tambour was born on 24 July 1982 in Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan. He studied law at the Neelain University in 2007.{{Cite web |title=من هو مصطفى تمبور رئيس حركة جيش تحرير السودان |trans-title=Who is Mustafa Tambour, the head of the Sudan Liberation Army movement |url=https://as.elbayan-news.com/647429/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Al-Bayan News |language=ar}}
Career
Tambour survived an assassination attempt on 2 September 2017 near Zalingei by a squad of seven individuals led by two officers with the rank of lieutenant, one of whom was a member of the Special Forces of the Security Police and the other from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In the attempt, his mother, brother, and sister were injured.{{Cite web |title=حركة/ جيش تحرير السودان تدين محاولة إغتيال الرفيق/ مصطفي نصر الدين تمبور |trans-title=The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army condemns the assassination attempt on Comrade Mustafa Nasreddin Tambour |url=https://www.sudaress.com/sudanile/101227 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Sudaress}}
= Split from SLM =
The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction led by Tambour split in 2018 from the SLM led by Abdul Wahid al Nur, which had been fighting in Darfur since 2003.{{Cite web |last=mozdapress |date=2022-06-15 |title=حركة تحرير السودان بقيادة (تمبور) تقرر الخروج عن الحرية والتغيير |trans-title=The Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Tambour, decides to depart from freedom and change |url=https://sudantribune.net/article260243/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Sudan Tribune |language=ar}}
Tambour's faction signed the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement in South Sudan and continued to make efforts to achieve security and stability in the country.{{Cite web |last=نيوز |first=الحياة |date=2022-07-14 |title=رئيس حركة جيش تحرير السودان : سنعمل مع شركائنا والحكومة من أجل تحقيق السلام |trans-title=Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Army: We will work with our partners and the government to achieve peace |url=https://www.elhayatnews.com/44944 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=el-Hayat News |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=مصطفي تمبور : التدخل الاجنبي في شؤون البلاد سيقود الي التمزق والانهيار |trans-title=Mustafa Tambour: Foreign interference in the country's affairs will lead to rupture and collapse |url=https://rmc-sudan.net/32246 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=RMC |language=ar |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806185624/https://rmc-sudan.net/32246 |url-status=dead }} On 12 June 2022, Tambour launched a community reconciliation initiative to stop the Darfur conflict, specifically in the states of West and South Darfur.{{Cite web |title=Sudan Liberation Movement, Led by Tambour, Launches Initiative for Reconciliation in Darfur |url=https://suna-sd.net/posts/sudan-liberation-movement-led-by-tambour-launches-initiative-for-reconciliation-in-darfur |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=suna-news.net |language=en}} The initiative aimed at reconciling all components and tribes of Darfur and resolving conflicts.
On 3 February 2023, Tambour welcomed the visit of the Israeli delegation to Sudan.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=مصطفي تمبور: حان الوقت لتكون اسرائيل أخت بلادي |trans-title=Mustafa Tambour: It's time for Israel to be the sister of my country |url=https://www.alzaheera.com/?p=42640 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Al-Zuhair newspaper |language=ar}} He also on 6 January 2023 affirmed that his forces are ready to engage in the security arrangements in preparation for their full integration into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).{{Cite web |date=2023-01-06 |title=مصطفى تمبور: مستعدون للتعاون مع الحكومة لتنفيذ بند الترتيبات الأمنية |trans-title=Mustafa Tambour: We are ready to cooperate with the government to implement the security arrangements clause |url=https://alrid.net/98958 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=al-Rayid |language=ar}}
= 2023 Sudan conflict =
During the 2023 Sudan conflict, Tambour's house in Riyadh, Khartoum was raided on 8 May 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=الدعم السريع تنهب منزل مصطفى تمبور قائد حركة تحرير السودان {{!}} صحيفة الظهيرة |trans-title=The Rapid Support Forces looted the house of Mustafa Tambour, leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement |url=https://www.alzaheera.com/?p=50084 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Al-Dhahira Newspaper |language=ar}} On 17 July, the RSF assassinated one of his brothers, Motwakel, on the Nyala-Zalingei road.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=اتهام لـ«الدعم السريع» بتصفية قيادي بحزب المؤتمر السوداني |trans-title=Rapid Support Accused of liquidating a leader of the Sudanese Congress Party |url=https://www.altaghyeer.info/ar/2023/07/19/%d8%a7%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d8%a8%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a-%d8%a8/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Sudanese Altaghyeer newspaper |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=الدعم السريع تنهب منزل مصطفى تمبور قائد حركة تحرير السودان |trans-title=The Rapid Support Forces looted the house of Mustafa Tambour, leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement |url=https://www.alzaheera.com/?p=50084 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Al-Dhahira Newspaper |language=ar}}
On 31 July, the SLM-Tambour faction pledged its support to the SAF in their efforts against the RSF.{{Cite web |last=SudanTribune |date=2023-08-01 |title=SLM faction joins Sudanese army against RSF in Darfur |url=https://sudantribune.com/article275601/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Sudan Tribune |language=en-US}} During the siege of Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur State, the SLM-Tambour inflicted casualties on the RSF paramilitary forces, killing 27 RSF, injuring 41, and capturing 14 militants.