SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: New York Times – Sudanese Security Forces Fire on Protesters as Military Tightens Grip
Declan Walsh’s feature piece on the latest crackdown on anti-coup protests provides quotes from Magdi el-Gizouli, a fellow at the Rift Valley Institute, who said that the
giant crowds of young people thronging Sudan’s streets on the 13 November Millioniyah highlighted how much Sudan’s leading generals underestimated popular resistance to the takeover.
But el-Gizouli added that army commander-in-chief Abdulfattah al-Burhan appears to have seized power to prevent his own ouster by lower-ranking officers who feared they might lose the privileges that the military has amassed over its many decades in power. With that as the backdrop, he said, no amount of Western pressure is likely to persuade Al-Burhan to change course.
“Stepping back from this coup might mean a fracturing of the army,” el-Gizouli said. “It’s not going to be easy for them to reverse the steps they have taken.”