Omar al-Bashir: Sudan to hand ex-President to ICC

Sudanese civilians atop a train join in celebrations over the signing of a deal that paves the way for a transitional government in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday, August 17.

Sudanese protest leader Ahmad Rabie, center right, flashes the victory gesture alongside Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chief of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council, center left, during a ceremony where they signed a constitutional declaration.

Sudanese men embrace outside the Friendship Hall in Khartoum where generals and protest leaders signed a historic transitional constitution, paving the way for civilian rule in Sudan.

Sudanese protesters celebrate in the streets of the capital, Khartoum, after ruling generals and protest leaders announced they have reached an agreement on a new governing body Friday.

African Union envoy to Sudan Mohamed al-Hacen Lebatt, second from left, shakes hands with an army general following a press conference announcing an agreement was reached. Under the terms, the military council will be in charge of the country’s leadership for the first 21 months. A civilian administration will rule the council during the following 18 months.

Relatives of three Sudanese men who were found dead with bullet wounds mourn near their bodies in the city of Omdurman on July 1.

Protesters run from a police van that drove through a crowd on June 30 in Khartoum. The protesters faced off with armed forces on a main road leading to the airport.

A protester reacts to tear gas on June 30.

Sudanese protesters march in a mass demonstration against the country’s ruling generals in the capital’s twin city of Omdurman on June 30.

Tear gas fumes are seen amid a demonstration in Khartoum on June 30.

People chant slogans as a young man recites a poem, illuminated by mobile phones on June 19.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, center right, waves a baton as he rides through supporters in Qarri, north of Khartoum, on June 15.

Sudan’s Transitional Military Council spokesman Shams-Eddin Kabashi, right, speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum on June 13. Sudan’s ruling military council admitted that it had ordered the dispersal of a Khartoum sit-in, which left more than 100 dead.

Sudanese forces are deployed around Khartoum’s army headquarters on June 3.

Protesters gather for a sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum on May 19.

Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council that assumed power in Sudan, prays during a Ramadan event in Khartoum on May 18.

Sudanese army soldiers gather as people rally in front of the Presidential Palace in downtown Khartoum on May 18.

Protesters wave national flags at a sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum on May 2.

Demonstrators attend Friday prayers outside the army headquarters on April 19.

Protesters shout slogans as they carry a soldier flashing the victory sign outside the army headquarters on April 18.

Protesters participate in a sit-in in Khartoum on April 17.

Demonstrators rally near the military headquarters in Khartoum on April 15.

Lt. Gen. Omar Zain al-Abdin, head of the Sudanese military council’s political committee, addresses journalists in Khartoum on April 12, one day after Bashir was ousted.

Demonstrators cheer on April 11, after an announcement that Bashir had been detained “in a safe place.”

A protester kisses a soldier on the head during a rally in Khartoum on April 11.

Protesters cheer outside the Defense Ministry in Khartoum on April 11. They were demanding that Bashir step down.

Sudan’s defense minister goes on television April 11 to say Bashir’s government has been dissolved.

Demonstrators stand on a military vehicle April 11 as they cheer and flash the sign of victory.

A billboard in Khartoum bears an image of Alaa Salah, a Sudanese woman who became the face of anti-government demonstrations.

Demonstrators block the vehicle of a military officer on April 11.

Demonstrators chant slogans as they gather in a street in central Khartoum.

Sudanese soldiers transport a body near the military headquarters on Tuesday, April 9. The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said 22 people, including five soldiers, had been killed in mass protests.

A person writes “Down with Bashir” during an April 9 demonstration in Khartoum.

People protest on April 8, in front of the military headquarters in Khartoum.

A protester shows bullet cartridges during an April 8 demonstration.

Protesters sit atop a military vehicle as soldiers stand nearby on April 7.

Protesters run for cover on April 6, as tear-gas canisters are fired by police.

A protester retreats from tear gas during an anti-government demonstration on February 24.

A protester carries a Bashir portrait on February 8. It reads, “Down and that is all.”

People take part in an anti-government demonstration in Omdurman, Sudan, on January 29.

A protester is seen in the midst of tear gas during clashes with security forces in Khartoum in December 2018.