Joint military forces behind Sudan arrests denounced as 'coup'

In this file picture taken on October 21, 2021, Sudanese demonstrators raise national flags as they take part in a protest in the city of Khartoum Bahri to demand the government's transition to civilian rule. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The developments come just two days after a Sudanese faction calling for a transfer of power to civilian rule warned of a "creeping coup", during a news conference that an unidentified mob attacked had sought to prevent.
  • Sudan has been undergoing a precarious transition marred by political divisions and power struggles since the April 2019 ouster of Bashir.