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Sudanese protesters sit atop a military vehicle next to soldiers near the capital Khartoum's military headquarters.
Thousands of Khartoum residents chanted “the regime has fallen” as they flooded the area around army headquarters where protesters have held an unprecedented sit-in now in its sixth day.Thousands of Sudanese protesters camped outside army headquarters for a fifth night Wednesday demanding President Omar al-Bashir step down, as Washington voiced hope after the police ordered forces not to intervene.
A student of architecture and engineering, Salah told AFP women were “widely participating” in the protests “not only for their rights but for the rights of the entire community”.The Sudanese Professionals Association that launched the protest movement in December urged women to continue demonstrating outside the army complex and other military bases.
“We call on the government of Sudan to respect the rights of all Sudanese people to express grievances peacefully,” he tweeted. Sudan, along with Iran, Syria and North Korea, is on Washington’s blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism.On Tuesday, security agents had to abort bids to disperse the crowds when soldiers countered their volleys of tear gas by firing gunshots in the air, witnesses said.“Along with other security forces we have the capability to stop unlawful elements.
The SPA said “several members and leaders” of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Force had given indications they would join the movement.
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