Head of Sudan's ruling, transitional military council Awad Ibn Auf resigns

Bashir, Deposed Sudanese President 

The head of Sudan's ruling transitional military council Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf has resigned following continued protests ,

The resignation comes barely 48-hours after the military high command announced taking power from Bashir. Reports indicate that the capital, Khartoum, erupted with the resignation.

Awad had only in February this year been named defense minister in what is now Bashir’s last cabinet reshuffle. He was due to lead the two-year transitional council.

Lieutenant General Abdel-Fatah al-Burhan Abdel-Rahman has been appointed as his replacement. The new leader has previously served as ousted Bashir’s Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces.

Meanwhile, the Turkish news agency, Anadolu, is reporting that the military council has sought the support of Arab ambassadors amid foreign pressures due to the crisis.

On Bashir’s status, it is now clear that he is under arrest but the military heirachy has dismissed categorically any move to extradite him to face international criminal charges at The Hague.