SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - As Sudan uprising grew, Arab states worked to shape its fate

8/5/19: AP – As Sudan uprising grew, Arab states worked to shape its fate, by Samy Magdy

Anonymous Sudanese and Egyptian officials provided details on the military coup against Omar Al Bashir, and the influence of Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian officials said that following the April 6 sit-in, three Sudanese military and intelligence officials arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian counterparts. They asked how Egypt would respond if the military removed Al Bashir, and whether the Saudis and the Emiratis would provide financial aid.

The Egyptian officials said that Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia then reached out to current Sudanese military council chief Abdelfattah Al Burhan and his deputy Himedti.

A Sudanese official said that Al Bashir furiously refused the Egyptian proposal for Al Bashir to safely leave for Saudi Arabia, and that he “was shocked and kept yelling” during the eventual military coup, although he was reassured that he would remain in the presidential palace under house arrest.