Muslim Brotherhood blamed for failed military coup in Sudan

Khartoum witnessed an attempted coup, which highlights the urgent need to unify civil and military institutions following the fall of Omar al-Bashir’s regime.
Sudanese protesters shout slogans and carry banners as they march during a demonstration calling for justice for protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations two years ago, Khartoum, Sudan, June 3, 2021.
Sudanese protesters shout slogans and carry banners as they march during a demonstration calling for justice for protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations two years ago, Khartoum, Sudan, June 3, 2021. - Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images
Baher al-Kady
Baher al-Kady
@baheralkady

In a bid to derail the revolution that removed President Omar al-Bashir from power in December 2019, a group of armed operatives from the Sudanese army said to be loyalists to Bashir led a failed military coup in Khartoum Sept. 21.

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok said that the coup attempt sought to target the revolution’s achievements, stressing that it was orchestrated by parties from within and outside the Sudanese army.

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