Salah Gosh
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Major General
Salah Abdallah "Gosh" is the former national security advisor of the republic of Sudan, prior to this position he was the director of Sudan
's National Security and Intelligence Services, and holds the rank of army major general.
Gosh has been accused of having a significant role in organizing the Khartoum
government's militias in the Darfur Conflict
. According to the journalist Mark Goldberg, Gosh was "listed in a confidential annex to a January 30th Security Council report that identifies the 17 Sudanese individuals whom a panel of U.N. experts concluded were most responsible
for war crimes and impeding the peace process." The panel recommended to freeze foreign assets and ban international travel for these individuals. Goldberg also described Gosh as "[the] personal government minder" for Osama bin Laden
when the latter was in Sudan between 1990 and 1996. According to Sudan commentator Eric Reeves, the panel also accused Gosh of having failed “to take action as Director of NSIS to identify, neutralize, and disarm non-state armed militia groups in Darfur [the Janjaweed],” as well as for “command responsibility for acts or arbitrary detention, harassment, torture, denial of right to fair trial.”
Gosh has also apparently been a point of contact between the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
and Sudan on counter-terrorism issues. Gosh told the Al-Ahdath daily from Libya that cooperation with the U.S. “helped avert devastating measures [by the U.S. administration] against Sudan”. The U.S. allegedly flew Gosh to Washington D.C. in April 2005 to discuss capture of terror suspects. He was subsequently denied re-entry to the U.S for medical treatment, but was issued a visa for travel to Britain.
In 2006, N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, underwent an assault by a rebel group which sought to overthrow President Idriss Deby Itno. In April 2008, the Chad government released a telephone conversation between Gosh and Chadian rebels in which Gosh asked for the prompt overthrow of president Deby.
After the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Al-Bashir, Gosh supposedly threatened with “amputation of the hands and the slitting of the throats of any person who dares bad-mouth al-Bashir or support” the ICC decision.
In May 2009, Gosh was reported to have ordered the closure of the newspaper Al-Wifaq after an editorial called for the death of Yasser Arman, a leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Some commentators, however, suggested that the death threat may have eemanated from Gosh's office in the first place.
In August 2009, Gosh was promoted to become the President Adviser for National Security affairs, and his deputy Gen.Mohamed Ellatta took his place to become the head of NSIS (National Security and Intelligent Service).
Also to mention that Gosh was graduated from University of Khartoum
, Faculty of Engineering and some people believe that the name Gosh was given to him after an Indian scholar in mathematics as a sign of his shrewdest.
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Salah Abdallah "Gosh" is the former national security advisor of the republic of Sudan, prior to this position he was the director of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
's National Security and Intelligence Services, and holds the rank of army major general.
Gosh has been accused of having a significant role in organizing the Khartoum
Khartoum
Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
government's militias in the Darfur Conflict
Darfur conflict
The Darfur Conflict was a guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in...
. According to the journalist Mark Goldberg, Gosh was "listed in a confidential annex to a January 30th Security Council report that identifies the 17 Sudanese individuals whom a panel of U.N. experts concluded were most responsible
Command responsibility
Command responsibility, sometimes referred to as the Yamashita standard or the Medina standard, and also known as superior responsibility, is the doctrine of hierarchical accountability in cases of war crimes....
for war crimes and impeding the peace process." The panel recommended to freeze foreign assets and ban international travel for these individuals. Goldberg also described Gosh as "[the] personal government minder" for Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
when the latter was in Sudan between 1990 and 1996. According to Sudan commentator Eric Reeves, the panel also accused Gosh of having failed “to take action as Director of NSIS to identify, neutralize, and disarm non-state armed militia groups in Darfur [the Janjaweed],” as well as for “command responsibility for acts or arbitrary detention, harassment, torture, denial of right to fair trial.”
Gosh has also apparently been a point of contact between the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
and Sudan on counter-terrorism issues. Gosh told the Al-Ahdath daily from Libya that cooperation with the U.S. “helped avert devastating measures [by the U.S. administration] against Sudan”. The U.S. allegedly flew Gosh to Washington D.C. in April 2005 to discuss capture of terror suspects. He was subsequently denied re-entry to the U.S for medical treatment, but was issued a visa for travel to Britain.
In 2006, N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, underwent an assault by a rebel group which sought to overthrow President Idriss Deby Itno. In April 2008, the Chad government released a telephone conversation between Gosh and Chadian rebels in which Gosh asked for the prompt overthrow of president Deby.
After the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Al-Bashir, Gosh supposedly threatened with “amputation of the hands and the slitting of the throats of any person who dares bad-mouth al-Bashir or support” the ICC decision.
In May 2009, Gosh was reported to have ordered the closure of the newspaper Al-Wifaq after an editorial called for the death of Yasser Arman, a leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Some commentators, however, suggested that the death threat may have eemanated from Gosh's office in the first place.
In August 2009, Gosh was promoted to become the President Adviser for National Security affairs, and his deputy Gen.Mohamed Ellatta took his place to become the head of NSIS (National Security and Intelligent Service).
Also to mention that Gosh was graduated from University of Khartoum
University of Khartoum
The University of Khartoum ia a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Khartoum. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence...
, Faculty of Engineering and some people believe that the name Gosh was given to him after an Indian scholar in mathematics as a sign of his shrewdest.