Kurmuk
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Kurmuk is a town in south-eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia. Kurmuk is inhabited by the Uduk and Berta peoples and is controlled by the SPLM.
Kurmuk has the population of Muslim and Christian Communities living in harmony. Most noticeably the Uduk are Christians. There are Igansina and Jumum including Mufuwu in Kurmuk too. Kurmuk has the cosmopolitan population than any city in Southern Blue Nile. It's home to many people that have been marginalized by the Islamic government system for many years. It's a political hotspot since rebellion against the Islamic regime in 1983.
Kurmuk is the interior center for most of the people from Gindi District, Kolnugura district, Borfa District, Jammus Omm District, Chali District, Penawayu District, Bee District, Balila District and Yabus who find better medical services in Kurmuk. Governor Lt. General Governor Malik Agar currently names Kurmuk the capital city of Southern Blue Nile. Malik Agar is an SPLM commander whose command includes the Blue Nile state.[1]
Kurmuk has a very strong military base headed by Brigadier Joseph Tuga, an Uduk, and Brigadier Jundi who is a Berta. Ahamed Omda lacks military support from his ethnic group, which means he does not have a base of support to dominate the military field as the Igansina Brigadier.
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- ^ "Sudanese president names SPLM’s Agar as governor of Blue Nile" (Sudan Tribune); "Malik Agar orders Sudan's SPLA to move southward, names Kurmuk capital of Southern Blue Nile"
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