Top general takes oath as leader of Sudan ruling body

CAIRO, Aug 21 (AP): Sudan's top general has been sworn in as the leader of a joint military-civilian body, which is to run the country for a little over three years until elections can be held.
The official SUNA news agency says Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan was sworn in before the country's top judge on Wednesday. He'll lead the 11-memebr Sovereign Council for the first 21 months, followed by a civilian leader for the next 18.
Burhan chaired a military council that took over after ousting autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April following moths of protests against his three-decade-rule.
The Sovereign Council was established under a power-sharing agreement between the military and the protesters, following pressure from the United States and its Arab allies, amid growing concerns the political crisis could ignite a civil war.