Al-Burhan appoints new member to Sudan’s Sovereign Council

June 13, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudanese Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed Salah Rassas, leader of a splinter faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement – Transitional Council (SLM-TC), as a member of the Council, replacing Hadi Idris.

Last November, al-Burhan removed Hadi Idris from the Council after his organization maintained neutrality in the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In a decree issued on May 24th and released Thursday, June 13, al-Burhan stated, “Salaheddin Adam Tour Rassas has been appointed as a member of the Transitional Sovereign Council.”

Earlier this year, Rassas broke away from the SLM-TC and formed a new organization under his leadership following a disagreement over the war that began in April 2023.

Rassas’s group fights alongside the army against the RSF, while Hadi Idris has refused to support either side.

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