Sudan army chief sacks civilian members of sovereign council
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has issued a decree relieving the five civilian members of the ruling sovereign council of their duties.
The decree, however, kept the five military members of the council and the three leaders of former rebel groups in their places, stopping short of a full dismissal.
The move came two days after al-Burhan promised to dissolve the sovereign council after the formation of a civilian government. He also said that the army will withdraw from the ongoing political talks and allow political and revolutionary groups to sit together to agree on the formation of a civilian government.
Sudan’s opposition groups, however, dismissed the offer as a “maneuver” by the military to win more time.
Sudan has been in turmoil since October 2022 when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s transitional government, a move decried by political forces as a “military coup.”
More than 100 people have been killed in protests against the military since October.
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