Sudanese militia commander waits in wings after president ousted


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  • Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Sudan's General Abdelfattah Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces, is sworn in as deputy head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council, standing before the head of the council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman (R) in Khartoum, Sudan April 13, 2019 in this still image taken from video. Sudan TV/ReutersTV via REUTERS

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - When Omar Hassan al-Bashir wanted protection from rivals during his long rule as president of Sudan, he turned to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a commander of widely feared Arab militias.

General Dagalo, who goes by the nickname Hemedti, could soon become the most powerful man in Sudan himself following the military coup that ousted his old ally on April 11, Western diplomats and opponents say.

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