Sudan armed forces deploy ahead of planned anti-coup protests
Gulf Times
Sudanese armed forces deployed and bridges were shut ahead of planned anti-coup rallies Saturday, two days after the military formed a ruling council that excludes the country's main civilian bloc.
The demonstrations are to take place nearly three weeks after top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ousted the government, detained the civilian leadership and ordered a state of emergency.
The military's October 25 takeover drew widespread international condemnation and sparked street demonstrations by people demanding it restore the country's democratic transition.
Any hopes they had that the military would back down were dashed on Thursday, however, when Burhan named himself as the head of a new ruling Sovereign Council, triggering more condemnation from the West.
