Sudan Police Threaten Former Regime ‘Remnants’ with Decisive Confrontation

Sudanese people celebrate after the signing of an agreement to dissolve the former ruling National Congress Party (NCP) membership from the Registrar of the Sudanese Party Organizations, in Khartoum, Sudan, 30 November 2019. EPA
Sudanese people celebrate after the signing of an agreement to dissolve the former ruling National Congress Party (NCP) membership from the Registrar of the Sudanese Party Organizations, in Khartoum, Sudan, 30 November 2019. EPA
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Sudan Police Threaten Former Regime ‘Remnants’ with Decisive Confrontation

Sudanese people celebrate after the signing of an agreement to dissolve the former ruling National Congress Party (NCP) membership from the Registrar of the Sudanese Party Organizations, in Khartoum, Sudan, 30 November 2019. EPA
Sudanese people celebrate after the signing of an agreement to dissolve the former ruling National Congress Party (NCP) membership from the Registrar of the Sudanese Party Organizations, in Khartoum, Sudan, 30 November 2019. EPA

The Sudanese police vowed to face what they called “the remnants of the former regime” with a strong and decisive move over their insistence to commit destabilizing acts in the capital and other provinces.

The Director General of the Police Forces, Lieutenant General Ezzeddine Sheikh Ali Mansour, said that the police would confront “the remnants of the former regime” in a strong and resolute manner, denouncing the aggression on the premises of the committee for dismantling the ousted June 30 regime in Port-Sudan city.

Mansour noted that the attack has prompted the security authorities to hold an immediate meeting of the Technical Committee of the Security and Defense Council, headed by a member of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Yasser Al-Ataa, Chairman of the Committee for Dismantling the Ousted June 30 Regime, in the presence of the Ministers of Defense and Interior and other officials.

Mansour added that the leadership of the police forces, based on the recommendations of the meeting, issued a number of directives to ensure the protection of the headquarters of the said committee and its employees, as well as the properties placed under its authority.

He rejected such aggressions, stating that the dismantling committee was carrying out its duties in line with the constitution and the law.

By virtue of a law issued last year, the committee for dismantling the ousted June 30 regime was given the authority to abolish public posts, terminate the service of officials who obtained jobs through nepotism, dissolve profit and non-profit organizations, request reports and information from state institutions, and summon people to provide information and access. The committee is also entrusted with seizing bank accounts of persons, institutions and companies, for the purpose of dismantling the former regime.

Since its launch, the committee has dealt with major corruption cases by the symbols of the former Islamist regime, and reclaimed misappropriated real estate, companies, and shares.



Biden Calls Israeli Strike that killed Nasrallah a ‘Measure of Justice’

Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
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Biden Calls Israeli Strike that killed Nasrallah a ‘Measure of Justice’

Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush

US President Joe Biden on Saturday called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a “measure of justice.”

The comments came after Hezbollah confirmed earlier Saturday that Nasrallah, one of the group’s founders, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.

Biden noted that the operation to take out Nasrallah took place in the broader context of the conflict that began with Hamas’ attack on Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.

“Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden said in a statement.

He also noted that Hezbollah under Nasrallah’s watch has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.

The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of the families of US diplomats who are not employed by the embassy in Beirut. It also authorized the departure of those who are, as well as nonessential employees because of “the volatile and unpredictable security situation” in Lebanon’s capital.

The State Department has previously advised American citizens to consider leaving Lebanon and reiterated its warning against all travel to the country.

“Due to the increased volatility following airstrikes within Beirut and the volatile and unpredictable security situation throughout Lebanon, the US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available,” the department said in a statement Saturday.

The State Department routinely orders or authorizes the departure of nonessential embassy staffers and the families of diplomats when security conditions in the country where they are posted deteriorate.

An ordered departure is not technically an evacuation but does require those affected to leave. An authorized departure allows those affected to leave the country voluntarily at government expense.