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Sudanese security forces recently fired tear gas at thousands who took to the streets to renew their demands for civilian rule after last year’s military coup. Protesters were seen in the capital Khartoum carrying Sudanese flags and chanting against the military rule
Sudanese security forces recently fired tear gas at thousands who took to the streets to renew their demands for civilian rule after last year’s military coup. Protesters were seen in the capital Khartoum carrying Sudanese flags and chanting against military rule.
Security forces fired rounds of tear gas to disperse the protesters. Sudan has been rocked by protests. The violent crackdown has so far left at least 116 people killed and many injured. The power grab upended a transition to civilian rule launched after the 2019 ouster of strongman Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for three decades, marked by violence and a tight-fisted administration where individual liberties were seldom respected.
Sudan has been reeling from political unrest coupled with a spiraling economic crisis compounded by increasing ethnic clashes in its far-flung regions. Last month, Burhan, head of the military junta, pledged in a televised address to step aside and make way for Sudanese factions to agree on a civilian government.
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Civilian leaders who were ousted in the coup discounted his move as a ploy to buy time. Pro-democracy protesters are adamant about not having any negotiation or partnership with the military junta. Earlier this month, Burhan’s deputy and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo admitted that the military junta had failed to bring about change in Sudan. Last month, Sufi religious leader Al-Tayeb Al-Jed launched an initiative for ending Sudan’s political crisis. This move was welcomed by Burhan, as well as Islamist groups that were part of Bashir’s regime.
