Posted on 04/11/2019 9:35:44 AM PDT by C19fan
A military council has taken control of Sudan and arrested longtime President Omar al-Bashir, the country's military said Thursday. The move comes after opposition protesters recently gained new momentum in demanding al-Bashir leave office.
Sudan's defense minister, Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, said the "regime" had been removed and its head arrested, as he announced the coup in a televised statement.
The minister said a transitional military council will rule the country for two years.
Protesters have been calling for al-Bashir's ouster for months. Thousands swelled the capital Khartoum's streets as the military promised to make an important announcement earlier Thursday.
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..."It was a long day. Bittersweet.. taxing, physically and mentally. But let’s not
forget that its the first time in a long time, that we felt free.......And that’s where they
failed!....In the hours they took, scheming on how to survive the inevitable,
'We felt freedom!'...We WERE free... A nation, unchained.. And it was glorious!
See now, after we felt it, lived it, and were completely overwhelmed by it..
We want it even more!!!......
Looks like Samuel L. Jackson...........................
The Sudanese will not stand for this guy running anything.....they want the entire regime to go, I don’t think they will settle for less. They want a civilian transition team.
Update on Sudan:
Newest military leader ‘steps down’ as the protesters stand firm they want a “Civilian Transition team”.......another military leader assumed leadership but the protesters continue to have their demands met for a Civilian Team to lead the transition.
Pending...........
Update on Sudan:
Newest military leader ‘steps down’ as the protesters stand firm they want a “Civilian Transition team”.......another military leader assumed leadership but the protesters continue to have their demands met for a Civilian Team to lead the transition.
Pending...........
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