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Sudan appoints new intel chief after clashes in capital

Lt. Gen. Gamal Abdul Magid appointed intelligence chief after Abu Bakr Demblab resigned

Mohammed Amin  | 16.01.2020 - Update : 17.01.2020
Sudan appoints new intel chief after clashes in capital Members of the Sudanese Army block roads in Khartoum, Sudan on January 14, 2020. Protests in the streets of the capital Khartoum, staged by some of intelligence service soldiers, ended after the army became involved. ( Mahmoud Hajaj - Anadolu Agency )

KHARTOUM, Sudan

Sudan’s spy chief on Thursday resigned a couple of days after clashes between mutiny security units and the national army in the capital Khartoum. 

Mohamed Alfaki, the spokesman for the country’s sovereign council, said in a briefing that the council has accepted the resignation of Abu Bakr Demblab and appointed Lt. Gen. Gamal Abdul Magid new intelligence chief.

Meanwhile, in a press release, Sudan’s General Intelligence Service said the clashes had occurred over the amount of financial compensation for retired security personnel.

“About 5,800 of the agency’s roughly 11,700 staff have chosen to retire since Dec. 28 and are collecting financial compensation,” the release added.

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