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| Sudan's Presiden Omar al-Bashir |
Following months of protests and civil unrest, embattled Sudanese Presiden Omar al-Bashir plans to step down, according to a report from Arabiya Thursday.
Multiple media reports have stated that the resident of al-Bashir was surrounded by military forces and senior government officials have been detained. The international airport in capital Khartoum has also been closed, Al Hadath TV.
The Sudanese army is expected to make an announcement to address the reports regarding the deposed leader.
“Sudanese army will issue an important statement soon. Wait for it,” a television anchor said, according to Agence France-Presse, a newswire.
Another witnesses told the Reuters news agency that thousands of people had descended on the country’s defense ministry chanting, “It has fallen, we have won.”
Al-Bashir had been in power for three decades. He has long been regarded as a pariah in the West and is wanted on genocide charges in connection with atrocities in Darfur, has ruled Sudan longer than any leader since the country gained independence in 1956. He came to power as a little-known general in 1989 during an Islamist and military-backed coup. In the following years, he purged Islamists and insiders from his party, and demonstrated a knack for political survival.
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Al-Bashir had been in power for three decades. He has long been regarded as a pariah in the West and is wanted on genocide charges in connection with atrocities in Darfur, has ruled Sudan longer than any leader since the country gained independence in 1956. He came to power as a little-known general in 1989 during an Islamist and military-backed coup. In the following years, he purged Islamists and insiders from his party, and demonstrated a knack for political survival.
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