On Thursday, the Sudanese police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets of Khartoum to demand the handover of power to civilians and the accountability of the killers of the demonstrators.
And Reuters news agency said that the Sudanese marched towards the Airport Street in central Khartoum, before they retreated due to the release of tear gas and the intense deployment of army personnel.
The Khartoum State Resistance Committees, which are responsible for organizing the protests, had confirmed that the demonstrators were "heading towards a general strike," and added in a statement, "United to achieve our demands," declaring their intention to walk towards Airport Street instead of the usual march towards the presidential palace.
Sudan is witnessing almost daily popular protests calling for civilian rule, and rejecting the measures taken by the army chief, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on October 25, 2021.
Those who reject these measures accuse Al-Burhan of carrying out a military coup, which he denied, and said that it aims to correct the course of the transitional phase, and pledged to hand over power through elections or national consensus.
Prior to these measures, Sudan had been living since August 21, 2019, a transitional phase that is supposed to last 53 months, ending with holding elections in early 2024.
And it was decided that the army, civilian forces and armed movements that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2020, would share power during that stage.