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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met in Cairo forhe vice-president of the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, whose forces were accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in June.
Dagalo, known as Hemeti and considered as the most powerful of the current leading generals of Sudan, "presented the latest developments of the situation," announced the Egyptian presidency at the end of Monday's meeting in the capital city.
El-Sisi, a former army chief, reiterated Egypt's "strategic support" to maintain "stability and security" of its neighbor, Sudan, the presidency said.
The Egyptian government has backed the TMC following the military overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir on April 11, following numerous mbad demonstrations against his autocratic regime of three decades.
Hemeti, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – the dreaded paramilitary group accused of war crimes in Darfur under the al-Bashir regime – also supported the Gulf allies during his meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in May.
His meeting with el-Sisi comes one day before resumption of talks between the TMC and the leaders of the event.
On 17 July, the two sides signed a power-sharing agreement to create a joint civilian-military governing body, which in turn would establish a civilian regime. Tuesday's talks are aimed at resolving the outstanding issues between the two sides.
Protesters killed
The protests in Sudan were unleashed in December after the tripling of the price of bread, but quickly turned into a challenge to the al-Bashir regime. The demonstrations continued after his dismissal, the protesters intensifying their requests for transition to a civilian regime.
On June 3, at least 127 protesters were killed and many injured during a raid on a sit-in, the rallying point of the protest movement's struggle for democracy, according to doctors linked to the movement's protest.
A joint investigation by prosecutors and the TMC on Saturday revealed that security forces, including a RSF general, had taken part in the raid on the protest camp in front of the army headquarters in Khartoum, although their superiors did not order it.
Hemeti has always denied the involvement of his men in the crackdown that has provoked the indignation of the international community.
On Sunday, Sudanese police fired tear gas at many protesters demanding an independent investigation into the June raid.
Meanwhile, the committee of doctors badociated with the protest movement announced Monday that five protesters, including four students, had been shot dead and several injured at a rally in a city in central Sudan.
"Five martyrs succumbed under the bullets of a sniper during a peaceful protest in al-Obeid," the committee said in a statement.
The reason for the gathering was not clear.
SOURCE:
Al Jazeera and news agencies
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