Head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has issued a decree abolishing key senior military positions as part of a broader restructuring of Sudan’s armed forces.
According to a statement from the Sudanese army, the new decree abolished appointments made under Decree 164 of 2023, including the roles of deputy commander-in-chief and assistants to the commander-in-chief.
The statement clarified that those affected by the decision will remain members of the Armed Forces Command, without further details on their roles.
The positions had been established in May 2023, when Burhan appointed Shams al-Din Kabbashi Ibrahim as deputy commander, alongside Yasser al-Atta and Ibrahim Jaber as assistants.
All three figures are members of the Sovereignty Council representing the military since August 2019.
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The move follows a separate decision last week in which Burhan dismissed former Chief of Staff Mohamed Osman al-Hussein and appointed al-Atta as his successor.
A new General Staff Command has since been formed, with Abdel-Khair Abdullah Nasser Darjam named Deputy Chief of Staff and Mohamed Ali Ahmed Sabir appointed head of Military Intelligence.
The restructuring comes as Sudan continues to face an ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted over disputes regarding the integration of the RSF into the military.
The conflict has contributed to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with tens of thousands killed and around 13 million displaced, alongside widespread famine conditions.
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