SUDAN NEWS ALERT: al-Jareeda – The coup leader is a Koz from Kosti

22/9/2021: al-Jareeda – The coup leader is a Koz from Kosti, by Dr. Abdelwahhab Hemmat

Al-Jareeda profile the alleged leader of the failed coup, Major General Abdul-Bagi Bakrawi, a koz (Sudanese slang for a supporter/member of al-Bashir’s regime) from Kosti.  

Bakrawi was recruited to recruited to the National Islamic Front in the second grade of secondary school, and he worked for the NIF during the 1986 elections.

He obtained a master's degree in military sciences from Sudan and Malaysia, and a fellowship from the Sudan Academy of Administrative Sciences.

In April 2019, it was reported that he tried to prevent the Rapid Support Forces from advancing at the moment Lieutenant-General Awad Ibn Auf announced the resignation of Al-Bashir. It is said that he was investigated for insulting the Rapid Support Commander.