major political upheaval in the country which has seen a military coup topple longtime leader amar bashir abdel fatah i'll burn who is now effectively in charge is a veteran soldier he's a former chief of the country's ground forces as well according to reports he oversaw sending troops to yemen as part of the saudi led coalition saudi arabia meanwhile has declared its support for the transitional military council how did by the new chief. the kingdom declares his support for the steps announced by the council in preserving lives and property and stands by the sudanese people and hopes that this will achieve security and stability for brother they said. according to local and yemeni media sudan. as at least three thousand ground troops and several fighter jets are fighting in yemen as part of the saudi led alliance dozens of sudanese soldiers have been killed on coastal battlefront we spoke with me as a kiwi editor at the pan african news wire he thinks sudan plays a central role in the yemeni war. well clearly. the intervention of the soldiers from. this is been a key component of this war which in