Sudan warns Bashir loyalists against interfering in army’s affairs

KHARTOUM, Sudan

The head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Military Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, warned loyalists of former President Omar al-Bashir against interfering in the army’s affairs.

“The military institution does not support any faction or party,” Al-Burhan said in a speech aired by state television.

“Stay away from the armed forces,” he said in a stern warning to al-Bashir’s National Congress Party (NCP) and the Islamist Movement.

Al-Burhan stressed that the army will not allow the NCP or Islamists to return to power.

There was no comment from the NCP on al-Burhan’s speech.

Al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades, was removed from power by the military in April 2019 following mass protests against deteriorating economic conditions in the country.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar

KHARTOUM, Sudan

The head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Military Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, warned loyalists of former President Omar al-Bashir against interfering in the army’s affairs.

“The military institution does not support any faction or party,” Al-Burhan said in a speech aired by state television.

“Stay away from the armed forces,” he said in a stern warning to al-Bashir’s National Congress Party (NCP) and the Islamist Movement.

Al-Burhan stressed that the army will not allow the NCP or Islamists to return to power.

There was no comment from the NCP on al-Burhan’s speech.

Al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades, was removed from power by the military in April 2019 following mass protests against deteriorating economic conditions in the country.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar