SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - New general joins Sudan's military council.

24/5/19: Sudan Tribune – New general joins Sudan’s military council

 Sudan Tribune reports that the head of Transitional Military Council (TMC) Abdelfattah Al Burhan has appointed Gamal al-Din Omer Ibrahim as the replacement of Mustafa Mohamed Musfata, who resigned on Wednesday.

 Ibrahim has been appointed as director of the military intelligence. The official Sudan news agency reported that Mustafa resigned for health reasons, without giving further details.

However, it has been reported that Mustafa’s resignation was triggered to a recent divergence with Himedti,with Mustafa planning to open an investigation against a general working under his command at the counter-espionage department.

Other reports point to a continuing disputes between the two after Mustafa sought to protect tribal leader Musa Hilal from Himedti.