The Darfur Joint Protection Force, also called the Joint Darfur Force or simply the Joint Force, is an armed grouping set up in April 2023 during the Siege of El Fasher in the war in Sudan. Four former rebel movements and signatories of the Juba peace agreement formed it: the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minawi, the Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudanese Alliance and the Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces. It was presented as a neutral body that would protect civilians in Darfur by peacekeeping rather than fight for either side, and it has been led by Darfur Region Governor Minni Minnawi. It has been criticised for not reaching civilians in time, and its own media spokesman has pointed to limited capability and logistics. In November 2023 two of its member groups abandoned neutrality and joined the army against the Rapid Support Forces, while the others reaffirmed neutrality, ending the unified position on which the force was built.
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claiming to neutrally protect civilians during the ongoing war in Sudan by peacekeeping.
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It was formed on 27 April 2023 by four former rebel groups and signatories of the Juba peace agreement.
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claiming to neutrally protect civilians during the ongoing war in Sudan by peacekeeping.
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