11.  Earlier this week, Albright met with Sudanese opposition leaders and encouraged them to work together against the current Islamic government.

12.  Egypt has yet to act on a request by Sudan to extradite leaders of Sudanese opposition groups in Cairo.

13.  Egypt also offers sanctuary to several Sudanese opposition figures.

14.  El-Mahdi is a leader of the National Democratic Alliance, an umbrella grouping of Sudanese opposition parties.

15.  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with Sudanese opposition leaders Wednesday and stressed the need to keep Sudan united.

16.  El-Bashir also accused Sudanese opposition groups of misinforming the United States that Sudanese factories were being used to produce chemical weapons.

17.  El-Mahdi is a member of the National Democratic Alliance, a coalition of Sudanese opposition groups in exile trying to oust el-Bashir and restore democracy.

18.  Eritrea hosts the National Democratic Alliance, an umbrella organization of Sudanese opposition forces that seek the ouster of the Islamic government of Lt. Gen. Omar El-Bashir.

19.  Eritrea now backs the National Democratic Alliance, an umbrella group of Sudanese opposition parties attempting to bring down the government of Lt. Gen. Omar el-Bashir.

20.  Garang heads both the SPLA and the military forces of the National Democratic Alliance, the umbrella organization of Sudanese opposition groups.