SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Coup attempt by Islamist officers linked to al-Bashir regime thwarted

21/9/2021: Multiple sources – Coup attempt by Islamist officers linked to al-Bashir regime thwarted

• Bloomberg, by Simon Marks and Mohammed Alamin

• Radio Dabanga

• Sudan Tribune

• Al-Taghyeer

• The Times, by Jane Flanagan

•  AFP

• Guardian, by Peter Beaumont

• Independent, by Celine Wadhera

• Telegraph

• AP, by Samy Magdy

Islamist troops loyal to Sudan’s ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir were being interrogated after a failed attempt at a military coup.

In a development that underscores the fragility of the Sudan’s path to democratic rule, about 40 “remnants from the old regime”, including high-ranking officers, are being interrogated after they attempted to take over Sudan’s state media and other institutions in the early hours of the morning, officials said.

Sudan Tribune’s sources say the military intelligence identified the putschist elements in several corps of the Sudanese army and arrested them, except the Armoured Corp.

Abdalla Hamdok, the prime minister, said on state television that the failed insurrection was the “latest manifestation of the national crisis”, adding that plotters had “made extensive preparations” by fuelling protests in East Sudan that had blocked roads and key ports.