Sudan's Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok was placed under house arrest on Monday morning after an unidentified military force laid siege to his home. Military forces also raided the house of the media adviser to the Prime Minister of Sudan and detained him. According to sources, unidentified Sudanese military forces arrested four cabinet ministers and a member of the ruling Sovereign Council. Earlier on Sunday, pro-military protesters blocked major roads and bridges in the Sudanese capital. After which Sudan's security forces fired tear gas at pro-army protesters. According to eyewitnesses, internet services have been suspended in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Protesters briefly blocked major roads and bridges in Khartoum on Sunday, cutting off the central region from the northern side. The development came a day after US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman met with military and civilian leaders in Khartoum, amid rising tensions between the generals and the pro-democracy movement. Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Khartoum for a settlement between the two sides. The situation in Sudan has worsened with tensions between the military and civilians in the ruling government since the military ousted al-Bashir and his Islamic government in April 2019 after nearly three decades of autocratic rule.
Recently, thousands of people took to the streets together to demand a full civilian government in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. These days, relations between military generals and pro-democracy groups in Sudan have deteriorated significantly over the future of the country. Sudan has been ruled by an interim civil-military government since 2019. This army removed the long-standing autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 after massive public protests. With al-Bashir's coup, the ruling generals agreed to share power with citizens representing the protest movement. Everything in Sudan has been unstable since then. A few days ago, a rival group had rallied in support of military leaders, with rallies organized in response to the same rally on Thursday.
Al-Bashir's loyalists held accountable
Thousands of men and women marched in Sudan's capital on Thursday, waving Sudanese flags and chanting, "We are free, we are revolutionaries, we will continue our journey." Tensions between civilians and generals have escalated since the military thwarted a coup attempt within the military last month. Authorities have blamed al-Bashir loyalists for the move. Military leaders had also indicated a change in their direction.
