Sudanese protesters block roads in Khartoum to demand civilian rule

By Buhram Abdel-Men'em
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - Sudanese protesters blocked main roads in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday amid rallies to demand full civilian rule.

Demonstrators erected barricades and burned tires in main roads in the cities of Bahri and Omdurman in protest of security crackdown on protests demanding the restoration of civilian rule, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter at the scene.

The demonstration was called by the Resistance Committees, a protest group that led demonstrations against the military.

According to eyewitnesses, security forces fired teargas canisters to disperse protesters in Omdurman.

Sudan has been in turmoil since Oct. 25, 2021, when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's transitional government and declared a state of emergency, in a move decried by political groups as a “military coup.”

Prior to the military takeover, Sudan was governed by a sovereign council of military and civilian officials tasked with overseeing the transition period until elections in 2023.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar