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Sudan: Information on the rift and fighting between the supporters of General al-Bashir and Sheikh al-Tourabi

According to the Sudan Democratic Gazette,

Reports from Khartoum have indicated that a major power struggle is currently taking place between the civilian and military wings of the National Islamic Front (NIF) regime. This is not the first such struggle, nor is it likely to be the last, but it is unusual for the intensity with which it is being fought.

The power struggle is centered around supporters of Dr. Nafia Ali Nafia, the former university professor of agriculture who rose to become head of state security, and supporters of the military wing led by Lieutenant General Omer Hassan El Beshir. Dr. Nafia was dismissed from his post by El Beshir but refused to go quietly. His replacement was Brigadier El Dabbi, a military insider hand picked by El Beshir. ... The two camps in the power struggle have both recognised that the battle will be won or lost inside the national army (Oct. 1995, 4).

For additional information on this subject, please refer to the article from the Sudan Democratic Gazette.

A representative of Africa Watch in Washington, DC, stated that no reports on this subject have been received by the organization (30 Oct. 1995).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References

Africa Watch, Washington. 30 October 1995. Telephone interview.

Sudan Democratic Gazette [London]. October 1995. "Civilian-Military Struggle Resurfaces Within the NIF Regime." (NEXIS)

Attachment

Sudan Democratic Gazette [London]. October 1995. "Civilian-Military Struggle Resurfaces Within the NIF Regime." (NEXIS)

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