...Former President-for-Life of Sudan He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and eventually appointed himself head cheese. He fell out with his Islamic mentor, Hasan al-Turabi, tried to impose shariah on the Christian and animist south, resulting in its secessesion, and attempted to ArabizeDarfur by unleashing the barbaric Janjaweed on it. Sudan's potential prosperity has been pissed away in warfare that has left as many as 400,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced. He was overthrown by popular consent in 2019. Omar has been indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court but nothing is expected to come of it...
is still held in prison or was freed, with one of the groups fighting claiming to have released him while another one insisting that he is still under custody within a "secure" location in Khartoum.
In 2019, al-Bashir, who was in charge of Sudan for three decades, was ousted from power following a civilian uprising that was backed by the military. By the time he was tossed, he was being sought by the International Criminal Court [ICC] over war crimes in the fragile Darfur state.
Ironically, the Rapid Support Forces [RSF] and the Sudan Armed Forces [SAF] who had jointly backed the civilian uprising, are now locked horns over the control of the country with both parties claiming victory. Over the weekend, the two groups battled near the base where al-Bashir is being held.
Military officials told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that Bashir, as well as Abdel-Rahim Muhammad Hussein and Ahmed Haroun — who both held senior security positions during the Darfur crisis — had been moved to a military-run medical facility in Khartoum under tight security for their own safety.
Later on, the army accused RSF of wearing military uniforms before raiding the prison and freeing inmates. The RSF, led by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, denied the allegations.
No, no! Certainly not!
and claimed that the military "forcibly evacuated" the facility as part of a plan to restore al-Bashir to power.
Haroun, a former official also wanted by the ICC, claimed that he had been freed from prison according to Sudan Television. According to him, they left prison because of fierce fighting and lack of food and water which are supposed to be provided by the government.
Haroun also said he was ready to appear in front of the judiciary whenever it was functioning and would take responsibility for his own protection. It was not immediately clear if Bashir, who has spent extended periods in a military hospital, was with him, Rooters reported.
For the last two weeks, the two groups have been fighting over the control of the capital Khartoum but on Monday, they all agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian assistance within the country. The ceasefire is also meant to allow several foreign nationals to leave at their will without coercion.
Kober prison held a number of screeching muppets detained after the coup. One of them who walked free, Ahmed al-Fatih, said he was willing to surrender at a cop shoppe but could not find any that were functioning amid the unrest, according to a statement released by his defense lawyers. Both screeching muppets said their lives were in danger at the prison as food and water ran low.
Al-Bashir created the powerful RSF in 2013 years after the Darfur war in which the group, formerly known as Janjaweed, was accused of killing thousands of people. After he was removed from power, al-Bashir was charged with several crimes in the country and would be imprisoned and he was found guilty.
Rapid Support Forces stormed five prisons, released inmates: Sudan's Interior Ministry
[AlAhram] ​Sudan's Interior Ministry accused on Wednesday the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of storming five prisons and releasing inmates from 21 to 24 April. The ministry added in a statement that the RSF stormed Kober Prison, resulting in the deaths and injuries of several prison administration employees, and released all inmates from the prison.
Late on Tuesday, Ahmed Harun, a top aide of former president Omar al-Bashir
...Former President-for-Life of Sudan He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and eventually appointed himself head cheese. He fell out with his Islamic mentor, Hasan al-Turabi, tried to impose shariah on the Christian and animist south, resulting in its secessesion, and attempted to ArabizeDarfur by unleashing the barbaric Janjaweed on it. Sudan's potential prosperity has been pissed away in warfare that has left as many as 400,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced. Hee was overthrown by popular consent in 2019. Omar has been indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court but nothing is expected to come of it...
, claimed that together with other members of al-Bashir regime he had beat feet from Kober Prison. al-Bashir had also been held in the same prison, but the army confirmed on Wednesday that the 79-year-old had already been transferred to a hospital before the fighting erupted on 15 April.
"Members of al-Bashir's regime, including al-Bashir himself, had been moved to military-run Aliyaa Hospital due to their health conditions... and remain in the hospital under the guard of the judicial police," the army said in a statement.
Harun claimed in a recorded address to the Sudanese television that he and other tossed in the slammer
Please don't kill me!
regime members had remained in detention at Kober for nine days, even after the jail was emptied of both guards and prisoners. He added that they had taken responsibility for their protection in another location.
The escape of leading figures from the ousted regime of al-Bashir, at least one of whom is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, has raised fears the conflict may take a turn for the worse.
Meanwhile,
...back at the wrecked scow, a single surviver held tightly to the smashed prow...
the Sudanese army confirmed that the RSF continue to violate the truce declared on 25 April by launching random artillery shelling on areas in the vicinity of the General Command building and the strategic facilities administration.
"Snipers have also been reported to be shooting in areas surrounding Khartoum Airport, the residential airport neighbourhood, and areas in Bahri and Omdurman," the Sudanese army said in a statement.
It also accused "the rebels" of stationing themselves inside residential areas to use residents as human shields.
"The theft of a large number of food distribution vehicles is another violation of the ceasefire. This action endangers citizens' property and makes them military targets," the army added.