Al-Burhan fires his deputy Daglo, a month after Sudan war

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Head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Sovereign Council and commander-in-chief of the armed forces Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. PHOTO | AFP

Sudan’s troubled army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Friday fired his estranged deputy Mohamed Daglo Hemedti, against whom his forces had clashes since April 15.

In a decree aired by the state-run news agencies, al-Burhan said Hemedti will no longer be deputy head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) as the ruling junta is known. He named Malik Agar to the position of deputy president of the TSC, effective immediately, according to a report by the Sudan News Agency (SUNA).