Head of the National Congress Party. He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and eventually appointed himself president-for-life. He has fallen out with his Islamic mentor, Hasan al-Turabi, tried to impose shariah on the Christian and animist south, resulting in its secessesion, and attempted to
ArabizeDarfur by unleashing the barbaric Janjaweed on it. Sudan's potential prosperity has been pissed away in warfare that has left as many as 400,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced. Omar has been indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court but nothing is expected to come of it.
discussed Sudan's participation in the Decisive Storm Operation in Yemen
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and Iran’s activity in the region.
Bashir said he met with King Salman
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bin Abdulaziz Al Saud when he was still the Crown Prince and discussed Yemen and how dangerous the situation was there.
"We in Sudan feel that the situation in Yemen poses a threat to us," he said, adding that he informed high-ranking Saudi officials of this point of view.
Once the Decisive Storm Operation was declared, Sudan immediately joined forces through a number of military aircraft and Sudanese troops present on the ground in Aden, the president said. "We are also preparing troops to send them to the kingdom and to Yemen," he added.
Iranian ambitions
On Iran and its activity in the region, Bashir said Soddy Arabia
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had information about carrying out certain activities against the kingdom from Sudan. "We've always confirmed that we will not allow our land to be exploited against the kingdom," he said, adding that the Iranian activity in Sudan created some sort of sensitivity. "In the end, we were convinced that this activity must be stopped," Bashir said.
Bashir accused the Americans of establishing a Shiite state in Iraq after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime and thus helping Iran to expand. "This gave Iran control over four Arab capitals -- Damascus, Beirut, Baghdad and Sanaa," he said.
"Is this the end of Iran's ambitions or does it have other aims? I think Tehran has other aims," Bashir added.
Hala’ib Triangle land dispute
On relations with Egypt and the dispute over the Hala’ib land, Bashir reiterated that the land was Sudanese. "The Hala’ib triangle is Sudanese," Bashir said, noting that when elections were first held during the joint British-Egyptian governance, Hala’ib was one of the Sudanese districts that took part in the elections. "Elections are a major sovereign practice," he added.
On how Sudan will address the dispute with Egypt, Bashir asserted that they will resort to the UN Security Council if the Egyptians refuse to negotiate over the matter.