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Locals and relatives of three Sudanese men riddled with bullets carry one of the three corpses in the city of Omdurman across the River Nile from Khartoum, Sudan. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)
JAMAL OMER

Sudan protesters blame generals for bloodshed at rally

Sudanese state media reported that seven people were killed as tens of thousands rallied to demand a civilian government

  • Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali
3 min read
Rallies against former president Omar al-Bashir’s authoritarian, three-decade rule led to his ouster in April, but protesters have remained outside the army headquarters. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)
ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM AND CHANGE

Crowds to flood Khartoum as standoff with military persists

Protest leaders from the Alliance for Freedom and Change say the army is not serious about handing power to civilians

  • Menna Zaki
3 min read