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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Sudan's top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture

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In a symbolic gesture, Sudan's top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former ally turned deadly rival — as the deputy of the country's governing body, state media reported.

Clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, the Rapid Support Forces, after their leaders failed to agree on the terms of a deal handing power over to a civilian government last month.

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