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In this image taken from video, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir speaks at the Presidential Palace, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Khartoum, Sudan. An attack on the prison holding Omar al-Bashir has raised questions about his whereabouts as the country's two top generals battle for power. The military says he is being held in a secure location, while the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces allege that he has been released. Al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades despite wars and sanctions, was overthrown during a popular uprising in 2019. (AP Photo/Mohamed Abuamrain, File)

Jailed strongman’s whereabouts unknown amid Sudan chaos

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

This photo provided by Pyramide Films, shows a scene from the film &quot;You Will Die at Twenty.&quot; For the first time, Sudan has a contender for the Oscars. The film ‘You Will Die at Twenty’ based on a short story by Sudanese novelist Hammour Ziyada, is competing for the Best International Feature film at the Academy Awards.

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN says over 60 killed in renewed violence in Sudan’s Darfur

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019 file photo, Sudan's autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir sits in a cage during his trial on corruption and money laundering charges, in Khartoum, Sudan. On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, al-Bashir is back in court, this time facing charges of plotting the 1989 Islamist-backed coup that removed an elected government and brought him to power. The trial adjourned until Aug. 11. (AP Photo, File)

Sudan finds mass grave likely linked to foiled 1990 coup

Associated Press

Sudan’s premier appoints civilians as provincial governors

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019 file photo, Sudan's autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir sits in a cage during his trial on corruption and money laundering charges, in Khartoum, Sudan. On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, al-Bashir is back in court, this time facing charges of plotting the 1989 Islamist-backed coup that removed an elected government and brought him to power. The trial adjourned until Aug. 11. (AP Photo, File)

Sudan’s ousted ruler back in court for trial over 1989 coup

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2017 file photo, then Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Ghandour speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Sudanese protesters returned to the streets to pressure transitional authorities, demanding justice for those killed in the uprising last year that led to the military’s ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Ghandour, head of the now dissolved National Congress Party, was arrested Monday from his Khartoum home, the party said in a statement. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Protesters return to Sudan streets, calling for more reforms

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2019 file photo, people gather as they celebrate first anniversary of mass protests that led to the ouster of former president and longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. in Khartoum, Sudan. On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the United States, Germany and France have pledged hundreds of millions in aid to Sudan. The funds are intended to help the struggling African nation a year after pro-democracy protesters forced the removal of its long-time autocratic ruler, Omar al-Bashir.(AP Photo, File)

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan’s democratic transition

By FRANK JORDANS and ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

People chant slogans to protest Sudanese President of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan's contentious decision to meet Israel's prime minister last week in a move toward normalizing relations, in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan seeks U.S. aid after Omar al-Bashir ouster

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

In this Oct. 15, 2000, file photo, experts in a speed boat examine the damaged hull of the USS Cole at the Yemeni port of Aden after an al Qaeda attack that killed 17 sailors. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis, File)

Sudanese gov’t reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victims

By Noha Elhennawy - Associated Press

In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends a ceremony for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. A top Sudanese official said Monday, Feb. 11, 2020, that transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed to hand over al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court for war crimes, including mass killings in Darfur. Since his ouster in April, al-Bashir has been in jail in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum over charges corruption and killing protesters. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Sudan to hand over Omar al-Bashir for genocide trial, official says

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

People gather as they celebrate first anniversary of mass protests that led to the ouster of former president and longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo)

Sudan sentences 27 to death for torturing, killing protester

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this July 9, 2018, file photo, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir attends a ceremony for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey. On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, a Sudan court convicted al-Bashir of money laundering, sentences him to two years in a rehabilitation facility. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Omar al-Bashir, ex-Sudan strongman, gets 2 years for corruption

By Nadir Ahmed and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Sudan overturns moral policing law, disbands ex-ruling party

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019 file photo, Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters. Hamdok has repeatedly urged the West to end his country’s international pariah status, arguing it’s the only way to save the nation’s three-month-old democratic transition from a plunging economy. Hamdok is now turning to two wealthy Gulf Arab monarchies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to secure funds to keep his government afloat. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)

Stuck on US terror list, Sudan turns to wealthy Gulf for aid

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Sudan rebel faction, government hold 1st round of talks

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

Sudanese rebel group suspends peace talks after attack

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019 file photo, Yesir Arman, leader of the Sudan Revolutionary Front, an alliance of rebel groups, gives an interview, in Cairo, Egypt. Sudan’s new, transitional authorities have six months to make peace with the country’s rebels under a power-sharing deal reached this summer between the military and the pro-democracy movement following the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April. Talks with rebels are to officially start Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Arman has called for a role in the transitional government, and wants its fighters to be included in the country’s military, something the Sudanese generals are unlikely to accept. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Sudan’s government, rebels start peace talks in Juba

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019 file photo, Yesir Arman, leader of the Sudan Revolutionary Front, an alliance of rebel groups, gives an interview, in Cairo, Egypt. Sudan’s new, transitional authorities have six months to make peace with the country’s rebels under a power-sharing deal reached this summer between the military and the pro-democracy movement following the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April. Talks with rebels are to officially start Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Arman has called for a role in the transitional government, and wants its fighters to be included in the country’s military, something the Sudanese generals are unlikely to accept. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Sudanese rebel groups seek peace after years of fighting

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Sudan ruling council appoints 2 to top judicial posts

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press