SUDAN
A Breeze of Change
At least 14 anti-government protesters were killed in Sudan Tuesday as security personnel loyal to President Omar al-Bashir fired tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds into the crowd gathered for a mass sit-in outside the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum.
Since the latest protests began Saturday, a total of 22 people have been killed, including five soldiers who were defending the protesters, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) saidin a statement, Al Jazeera reported. More than 60 people have been killed since the broader movement began, according to activists.
The government put the death toll from the latest round of protests at seven people.
Sparked by rising bread prices in December, the protests early on morphed into calls for the ouster of al-Bashir, who has ruled Sudan for three decades. More recently, protesters and the opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) have called on the country’s military leadership to join in their push for the establishment of a transitional government.
On Monday, however, Sudan’s defense minister suggested such a move would not be coming anytime soon.
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