Thousands protest in Sudan to demand civilian rule
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital Khartoum on Sunday to call for the restoration of civilian rule.
Protesters raised slogans demanding civilian rule amid chants against the military and an imminent agreement between the army and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter.
Security forces used fire and tear gas canisters to disperse protesters as they approached the presidential palace in downtown Khartoum.
“Police used tear gas, sticks and live fire against us,” Ahmed Omar, a protester, told Anadolu Agency.
Local medics said that more than 100 people were injured in the protests.
Sudan has been in turmoil since last year when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s transitional government, a move decried by political forces as a “military coup.”
At least 100 people have since been killed in protests against the military since October last year, according to Sudanese medics.
Sudan’s ruling military and the FFC coalition have been holding talks under the auspices of the United Nations Integrated Transition Mission in Sudan to resolve the country’s year-long political crisis.
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