Khaled Abdeen Mohamed Ahmed Al-Shami was a leader during the era of the former al-Bashir regime before becoming the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.

• Escalation of Calls for Arming in Sudan… What’s the Relationship with the al-Bashir Regime?

In order to ascertain the facts and evaluate the security situation in the region, Major General Engineer Khaled Abdeen Mohamed Ahmed Al-Shami was appointed. Land exploitation is an extremely sensitive issue in Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world, where agriculture and livestock represent 43% of employment and 30% of the gross domestic product.

• War in Sudan: Al-Burhan seeks assistance from former Military leaders of the al-Bashir regime

Last week, 19 people were killed and 34 others were injured in a tribal conflict in West Kordofan state (south), according to United Nations data. 

• How do supporters of Omar al-Bashir participate in the Sudanese army? 

Experts say that tribal conflicts are escalating in Sudan due to the security vacuum, especially after the end of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region following the signing of the peace agreement in 2020, and the military coup has worsened the situation.