United States urged Sudanese army to integrate civilians into transitional government

The United States urged the Sudanese army on Sunday to include representatives of the civilian population in the transitional government, after the new Sudanese military power met with a US diplomat to discuss security in the country, four days after the dictator's dismissal Omar al Bashir.

The American charge d'affaires, Steves Koutsis, Held a meeting at the presidential palace of Khartoum with Mohammad Hamdan Daglo, better known as "Himeidti", deputy head of the transitional military junta.

"Himeidti has informed the US representative of the measures taken by the new power to preserve the security and stability of the country," according to the official news agency Suna. State television broadcast footage of the meeting.

Himeidti was the leader of a controversial paramilitary force, Rapid Support Force, accused by human rights NGOs in Darfur.

The United States, in its first reaction after the fall of Al Bashir, urged the Sudanese army to integrate civilians into the government. "The Sudanese people must choose their leaders, the Sudanese people have clearly stated that they want a transition led by civilians" and this must be done "before two years," he told reporters. Robert Palladino, spokesman for North American diplomacy.

Before the meeting of the army with the American delegate, the leaders of the demonstrations presented their demands to the new military power, in which they claim the formation of a civilian governmentat a meeting on Saturday, announced the Alliance for Freedom and Change, spearheading the movement.

Thousands of protesters remained concentrated Sunday in front of the army headquarters in Khartoum maintain pressure on the transitional military junta.

The day before, the new strongman of the country, the general Abdel Fatah al Burhan, promised to "eliminate at the root" the regime of Omar al Bashir, overthrown Thursday by the army.

A delegation of ten representatives of the demonstrators met on Saturday with the military junta and presented its demands, said in a statement Omar al Digeir, leader of the Alliance for Freedom and Change, which brings together the Association of Sudanese Professionals (ASP) and opposition parties.

Among the applications, according to Digeir, the restructuring of the powerful Sudanese Intelligence Service (NISS), whose boss, Salah Gosh, resigned after the dismissal of Al Bashir.

"We will continue to organize sitting until our demands are met", including the formation of a completely civilian government, said Digeir.

Alliance for Freedom and Change calls for the integration of civilians into the transitional military junta.

Al Burhan, appointed Friday to replace the general Awad Ibn Ouf, who resigned after just 24 hours of power, announced Saturday a series of measures in the form of concessions to the protesters.

Announced the lifting of the curfew, the release of all protesters arrested in recent weeks and promised to judge those who killed the protesters.

Another announcement made by the military junta in goodwill was the resignation of Salah Goshwho, over the past four months, has been overseeing the crackdown on demonstrations that have caused dozens of deaths since December.

Two days after the dismissal of the army Al Bashir suspected of genocide in Darfurand who have led Sudan with an iron fist for three decades, events are moving at full speed.

In South Sudan, which gained independence in 2011 after 22 years of conflict, Riek Machar, a rebel leader opposed to power, said Hope that the dismissal of Al Bashir will not affect the ongoing peace process in his country, in civil war since 2013.

Sudan's airspace was closed Thursday for 24 hours and land borders are returning to a new order.

A ceasefire has been announced throughout the country, especially in Darfur (west), where a conflict has left more than 300,000 dead since 2003 according to the UN.