Sudan army arrests former ruling party leader: security official

Sudan's army-aligned authorities on Sunday arrested Ahmed Haroun, the head of ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir's ruling National Congress party and a leading Islamist figure, a security official told AFP Sunday.

Sudan army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends former UN official Kamil Idris swearing-in ceremony, as Sudan's new prime minister, in Port Sudan, Sudan, May 31, 2025. Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council/Handout via

Haroun was "taken into custody based on legal procedures", the source said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.

The Islamist leader, who is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, was first arrested in April 2019, after Bashir was ousted following mass protests.

He was jailed until 2023, when he and other former regime leaders escaped prison in an apparent jailbreak at the start of the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Source: Citizen Digital