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Sudan Army Commander Reshuffles Cabinet

Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium (File photo: Reuters)
Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium (File photo: Reuters)
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Sudan Army Commander Reshuffles Cabinet

Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium (File photo: Reuters)
Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium (File photo: Reuters)

Sudan's Sovereign Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reshuffled the cabinet, relieving five ministers of duty.

Burhan decided on Wednesday to terminate the assignment of five ministers, including Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Minister of Trade and Supply, Minister of Transport, Minister of Labor and Administrative Reform, and Minister of Animal Resources.

He then appointed Naeem Mohamed Saeed as the Minister of Energy and Mining, al-Fateh Abdalla Yousif as the Minister of Trade and Supply, Abu Bakr Abu al-Qasim Abdalla as the Minister of Transport, and Ahmed Ali Abdul-Rahman as the Minister of Labor and Administrative Reform, according to the statement.

The leader asked the Peace Parties to the Juba Agreement to nominate a replacement for the Minister of Animal Resources, Hafiz Ibrahim Abdul-Nabi.

It is Burhan's second ministerial change after he seized power in a military coup on October 25, 2021, which ousted Prime Minister Abdel Hamdok and the ministers of the former ruling coalition.

Meanwhile, clashes between the National Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Lt-Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, continued, especially in Darfur State.

Earlier, reports claimed Burhan plans to announce a caretaker government based in Port Sudan, which he took as his headquarters after he departed from the headquarters of the Army General Command in the center of Khartoum last August.

He denied the rumors, while Dagalo threatened to announce his cabinet with Khartoum as its capital.

Burhan returned on Tuesday to Omdurman, the second largest city in Khartoum, where he visited the Wadi Seidna Air Base.

The armed forces headed to Jeddah to discuss previous agreements on the withdrawal of the RSF from civilian neighborhoods and government and service facilities, said Burhan.

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As Syrian Opposition Sweep into Aleppo, Army Closes Airport and Roads

A destroyed Syrian army tank in the village of Anjara on the outskirts of Aleppo, Nov. 29. (AP)
A destroyed Syrian army tank in the village of Anjara on the outskirts of Aleppo, Nov. 29. (AP)
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As Syrian Opposition Sweep into Aleppo, Army Closes Airport and Roads

A destroyed Syrian army tank in the village of Anjara on the outskirts of Aleppo, Nov. 29. (AP)
A destroyed Syrian army tank in the village of Anjara on the outskirts of Aleppo, Nov. 29. (AP)

Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as the groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo.
The opposition fighters, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, carried out a surprise sweep through government-held towns this week and reached Aleppo nearly a decade after having been forced out by Assad and his allies.
Russia, one of Assad's key allies, has promised Damascus extra military aid to thwart the opposition, two military sources said, adding new hardware would start arriving in the next 72 hours.
The Syrian army has been told to follow "safe withdrawal" orders from the main areas of the city that the opposition have entered, three army sources said.
The fighters began their incursion on Wednesday and by late Friday an operations room representing the offensive said they were sweeping through various neighbourhoods of Aleppo.
They are returning to the city for the first time since 2016, when Assad and his allies Russia, Iran, and regional Shi'ite militias retook it, with the insurgents agreeing to withdraw after months of bombardment and siege.
Mustafa Abdul Jaber, a commander in the Jaish al-Izza opposition brigade, said their speedy advance this week had been helped by a lack of Iran-backed manpower in the broader Aleppo province. Iran's allies in the region have suffered a series of blows at the hands of Israel as the Gaza war has expanded through the Middle East.
The opposition fighters have said the campaign was in response to stepped-up strikes in recent weeks against civilians by the Russian and Syrian air force on areas in opposition-held Idlib, and to preempt any attacks by the Syrian army.
Opposition sources in touch with Turkish intelligence said Turkiye, which supports the opposition, had given a green light to the offensive.
But Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said on Friday that Turkiye sought to avoid greater instability in the region and had warned recent attacks undermined de-escalation agreements.
The attack is the biggest since March 2020, when Russia and Turkiye agreed to a deal to de-escalate the conflict.
CIVILIANS KILLED IN FIGHTING
On Friday, Syrian state television denied opposition had reached the city and said Russia was providing Syria's military with air support.
The Syrian military said it was fighting back against the attack and had inflicted heavy losses on the insurgents in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib.
David Carden, UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, said: "We're deeply alarmed by the situation unfolding in northwest Syria."
"Relentless attacks over the past three days have claimed the lives of at least 27 civilians, including children as young as 8 years old."
Syrian state news agency SANA said four civilians including two students were killed on Friday in Aleppo by insurgent shelling of university student dormitories. It was not clear if they were among the 27 dead reported by the UN official.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Moscow regarded the attack as a violation of Syria's sovereignty.
"We are in favor of the Syrian authorities bringing order to the area and restoring constitutional order as soon as possible," he said.