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Benjamin Strick

Oct 25, 2021 • 16 tweets • 11 min read • Read on X

@netblocks

There appears to be an internet blackout in Sudan today after members of the government were arrested during a military coup. @netblocks

Sudan is back on the streets in protest against the coup and the arrest of leaders, including PM Hamdock.

This footage is from Omdurman, near Khartoum #SudanUprising.

@Drsalmaa

Here is a thread from my friend @Drsalmaa detailing who was detained, as well as reports of the Rapid Support Forces deployed in Khartoum (the same group responsible for a massacre in June 2019).

https://twitter.com/drsalmaa/status/1452474363652055040

Security forces appear to be guarding roads leading towards the General Command in Khartoum, where civilians last staged a large pro-democratic sit-in.

@Elmosharaf_E

Demonstrators are burning tires on some of the central roads in Khartoum. H/T to @Elmosharaf_E for the 📹

@6a7a_hussein

Huge crowds of demonstrators push towards the General Command in Khartoum. I hope the security forces will respect their right to protest 🙏 H/T @6a7a_hussein.

@6a7a_hussein

@6a7a_hussein What a procession! Moving up on Airport Rd - Africa St towards central Khartoum here: goo.gl/maps/BauoLpY7A…. All eyes will be on Sudan today. H/T @Elmosharaf_E for 📹 #لا_للانقلاب_العسكري

@AbueissaAmel

Not sure how effective that barrier was, but demonstrators definitely got past it and are in front on the General Command in Khartoum. Footage was filmed here: goo.gl/maps/ErCcWvG5C…. H/T @AbueissaAmel for 📹 #لا_للانقلاب_العسكري

@AbueissaAmel

@AbueissaAmel For those wondering about the significance of this place, this is what it looked like in the beginning of 2019 (left image), when pro-democratic demonstrations staged a sit-in at the location, which was attacked and destroyed in June (right image). 📍 goo.gl/maps/Nmo1Tf93U…

Demonstrators reporting there are shots fired and gunshot injuries from the location above - looks like people fleeing the area in this footage.

@RealRameyDawoud

They are chanting: “the military belongs to Sudan, the military doesn’t belong to Burhan”

H/T to @RealRameyDawoud for translation. #لا_للانقلاب_العسكري

@RealRameyDawoud

@RealRameyDawoud On the road from Omdurman toward Khartoum's General Command - where it appears demonstrators are massing. H/T to @6a7a_hussein for 📹

Geolocation: goo.gl/maps/BJxQKnDZd…

@RealRameyDawoud

@RealRameyDawoud @6a7a_hussein Reuters reporting Sudan General al-Burhan has announced a state of emergency across Sudan and the dissolution of the transitional sovereign council and the government. #الردة_مستحيلة
reuters.com/world/africa/s…

@6a7a_hussein

Heavy gunfire heard in footage from moments ago as demonstrators run to safety away from the General Command are in Khartoum. Geolocation: goo.gl/maps/C2CPgqhMW…. H/T @6a7a_hussein for 📹 #الردة_مستحيلة

Geolocation of above footage, located here goo.gl/maps/C2CPgqhMW… on Ebed Khatim St, just in front of the Burri Family Park (منتزه بري العائلي). Gunshots appear to come from General Command area where protestors were gathering.

@25Wli

Sudan has really gone back to square one. Security forces are cracking down on demonstrators, even pursuing & firing toward civilians in the streets.

This footage, is from today in Khartoum. The vehicles were driving up this street: goo.gl/maps/gLaaiLoJ1…. H/T to @25Wli for 📹

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