PART NINE ARMED FORCES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY CHAPTER I THE NATIONAL ARMED FORCES Status of Forces 144 (1) The Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army shall remain separate, regular, professional and non-partisan armed forces and shall be treated equally as the Sudan National Armed Forces. (2) The mission of the Sudan National Armed Forces is to defend the sovereignty and secure the territorial integrity of the country and participate in its reconstruction and assist in addressing national disasters in accordance with this Constitution. The law shall stipulate the conditions in which the civil authority may resort to the engagement of the armed forces in missions of non-military nature. (3) The Sudan National Armed Forces and the Joint/Integrated Units shall defend the constitutional order, respect the rule of law, the civilian government, democracy, basic human rights and the will of the people; they shall undertake the responsibility of the defence of the country against external and internal threats in their respective areas of deployment and shall be involved in addressing constitutionally specified emergencies. (4) The military service, military courts and military legal services shall be regulated by law for the Sudan Armed Forces, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the Joint/Integrated Units. Joint/ Integrated Units 145 (1) There shall be formed Joint/Integrated Units consisting of equal numbers, from the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. The Joint/Integrated Units shall 57