Sudan in a Flash

26 Tuesday Oct 2021

Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, 21st Century Modern, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Sudan

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Sudan coup, Sudan October Coup, Sudan protests

The gap between any nation’s stability and the onset of substantial instability might be, oh, three seconds: “You are under arrest”; “We are detaining you”; “Please come with us.”

Add the boots, troops, and guns.

What is power in a weak state?

Evidently, power is the power to cut communications, detain officials, including the head of state, and kill protesters with impunity.

In Khartoum’s twin city Omdurman, security forces stormed the state radio and television headquarters and detained a number of employees, following which the state TV had been reportedly playing patriotic songs and showing images of the Nile. Internet connectivity has been suspended.
Kulkarni, Pavan. “Sudan: More than a million people take to the streets against coup.” Green Left, October 26, 2021.

France24 Live. “Sudan military coup: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the general who took power.” October 26, 2021.

Dahir, Abdi Latif and Declan Walsh. “Sudan’s Military Seizes Power and Fires on Protesters: News Updates.” The New York Times, October 25, 2021.

Dahir, Abdi Latif. “Troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters who flooded the streets, with at least two reported killed.” The New York Times, October 25-26, 2021.

Kulkarni, Pavan. “Sudan: More than a million people take to the streets against coup.” Green Left, October 26, 2021.

Kwai, Isabella. “Who is Abdalla Hamdok, the Sudanese prime minister detained in a military coup?” The New York Times, October 25, 2021.

Smith, Elliot. “Sudan’s military has seized power in a coup. Here’s what you need to know.” CNBC. October 26, 2021.

Wikipedia. “Abdel Fattah al-Burhan”.