Authorities are seeking to re-arrest key Sudanese Islamist leaders who broke out of prison in the early days of the war in Sudan, as opponents warn of their moves to regain power, according to warrants seen by Reuters.
The more than three-month war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been framed by the paramilitary force, politicians, and some observers as an attempt at a resurgence by the regime of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
The documents issued by Kassala province and dated July 25th call on officers to arrest Ahmed Haroun, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, and three others who were top officials during Bashir's three-decade rule.
The five, along with others, had escaped Khartoum's infamous Kober Prison, where they had been held since 2019, when the army and RSF overthrew Bashir after months of protests.
Bashir, who along with Haroun is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity in Darfur, had been staying at a military hospital.
He has not been heard of since, but eyewitnesses said in late July that he had been seen in the town of Medani, south of Khartoum.
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