Given today's speech, this report on Khartoum's reliance on local militias to fight periphery wars is worth reading. Sure, it's cheap.. but militia leaders are demanding more financial and political rewards, and their loyalty has become more unreliable. http://www.smallarmssurveysudan.org/fileadmin/docs/issue-briefs/HSBA-IB-27-Sudanese-paramilitary-forces.pdf …pic.twitter.com/O2L89T816v
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Protests
#مدن__السودان_تنتفض are also raging in South Kordofan. These protestors stand near at least one compound on fire —allegedly a NISS office— in Tartar (الترتر) on 23 Dec 2018.@sentinel_hub satellite imagery appears to show the fire damage. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10157078417174974&id=678619973 ….pic.twitter.com/efoQbqSH6KShow this thread -
This photo shows a
#مدن_السودان_تنتفضِ protest crowd in between the houses of judges and the alleged NISS office in Um Ruwaba (North Kordofan),#Sudan (geolocation: https://www.google.com/maps/place/12%C2%B054'08.2%22N+31%C2%B012'28.9%22E/@12.9022724,31.2074559,277m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x16ee75adef09867f:0x3a2be4791bab0eb1!2sUmm+Ruwaba,+Sudan!3b1!8m2!3d12.9028236!4d31.2282958!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d12.9022709!4d31.2080398 …). Photo was taken from the “House of the Resident Judge”.pic.twitter.com/aPGgHdazspShow this thread -
Here are more photos from that same protest in the city Um Ruwaba (أم روابة), this time street-level view with the “House of the Resident Judge” in the background, opposite of alleged NISS office. (Previous
via
@aalia_azhar, this tweet'ss via https://www.facebook.com/said.eltayb/posts/2212058468838425 …).pic.twitter.com/igy4ROVBRD
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Photos above are from 23 Dec 2018 protest, where reportedly shots were fired. This graphic video —allegedly filmed in Um Ruwaba— shows a heavily injured young male. The communication tower may be a match with the one in the above photos. https://www.facebook.com/sahar.osman2/videos/10156510524252702/ …pic.twitter.com/abJrIWbQbr
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(Disclaimer: putting building names in quotation marks or have added “alleged” — geolocation is correct, but have not confirmed whether it is really a NISS office or the houses of judges.)
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“Uprising, uprising.. corrupt forces! There's not support.. the forces are corrupt!” Sudanese children sing in this anti-government chant. (Via
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At least 23 pickup trucks, some with a mounted anti-aircraft gun, seen in this video from Khartoum, uploaded this morning — the 9th day of ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan.
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“Footage geolocated to area near شمال رويال كير hospital in Khartoum. h/t
@Shohydz for video. Location الخرطوم: بري (https://goo.gl/maps/jwdk82SB9eC2 …)” — via@BenDoBrownhttps://twitter.com/BenDoBrown/status/1078719876909416448 …0:45Show this thread -
On 26 Dec 2018, at least 25 technicals were seen driving around in Khartoum during the
#مدن_السـودان_تنتفض protests. Here's one of those woodland camouflaged Toyota's with a mounted Chinese-made W85 heavy machine gun and around a dozen RPGs. (@S0haiBY)pic.twitter.com/gqOqXF8hsLShow this thread -
As tensions continue to mount in Sudan, it'll be useful to get a sense of who gets deployed where, and who is shooting and who is not. Is it NISS? Is it SAF? Is it RSF? IDing to whom these vehicles belong can be hard, but there are some visual clues that may help.
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The green-camouflaged Toyota convoy of ~25 technicals had mostly “traditional red SAF licence plates with white letters and numbers” while others had “grey SAF licence plates with white characters”, as
@JonHutson has noted: https://twitter.com/JonHutson/status/1078044446846083072 ….pic.twitter.com/6w1KHuoOvHShow this thread -
The apparent SAF technicals also had “M 34” marked on the driver-side doors,
@JonHutson noted. “M” may refer to “mazalat” (مظلات) or “paratroopers” in Arabic, unit number 34. (Only 2 technicals did not have these markings,@JonHutson highlighted.) https://twitter.com/JonHutson/status/1078045434537492482 …pic.twitter.com/zUgbFwGrQ7Show this thread -
Any other footage of this apparent SAF technical convoy deployed to Khartoum on 26 Dec 2018, and possibly the days after too, is welcome, to get a better understanding on what they were doing there.https://twitter.com/JonHutson/status/1078821689197297664 …
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Yesterday, in an apparent “show of force”, a group of at least 8 technicals showed up at the Ansar Mosque (مسجد الانصار) in Omdurman. Activists say they were mounted with LMGs. Clearly a different group than the “SAF” technicals detailed above. (
https://www.facebook.com/FreeSudanese2018/posts/1978318638915581?__tn__=-R …)pic.twitter.com/xLXBpG5hh6
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Geolocation of the 8 non-camouflaged and different coloured Toyota pickup trucks at the Ansar Mosque (مسجد الانصار) in Omdurman's Wad Nubawi on 28 Dec 2018. Activists say they were mounted with HMGs, and were a “show of force” during the prayers: https://www.google.com/maps/place/15%C2%B039'25.1%22N+32%C2%B029'45.5%22E/@15.6569696,32.495293,311m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x168e8d01038fb06f:0x9cdae4ec80138867!2sWad+Nubawi,+Omdurman,+Sudan!3b1!8m2!3d15.6596419!4d32.4934236!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d15.6569677!4d32.4959589 …).pic.twitter.com/MOYnRHj4Bs
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This 28 Dec 2018 photo https://twitter.com/noryan_mohamed/status/1078605306312175618 … with +15 pickup trucks without visible markings and loaded with liver-colored berets wearing forces in desert camo can be geolocated to the Wad al-Busair street in Omdurman, meaning the convoy is facing west: https://www.google.com/maps/place/15%C2%B039'40.1%22N+32%C2%B029'34.8%22E/@15.6610334,32.4927258,148m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x168e8d03ce806509:0x58cec1b8d0bec05b!2z2LTYp9ix2Lkg2YjYryDYp9mE2KjYtdmK2LEsIFVtbSBEdXJtYW4sIFN1ZGFu!3b1!8m2!3d15.6611349!4d32.4949826!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d15.6611324!4d32.4930031 ….pic.twitter.com/PMlxV3dHLv
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Besides at least eight Toyotas, there are two Sudanese-made SarSar APCs visible in this video, reportedly filmed in Khartoum today.pic.twitter.com/xtXBoB1WSK
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Good, concise overview here by Channel 4 on the ongoing
#مدن_السودان_تنتفض protests in Sudan. H/t@DariusBazargan@YousraElbagir@elzobier.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePTAsKk5m74 …Show this thread -
For those that want to catch up with two weeks of
#مدن_السودان_تنتفض protests,@TheSoufanCenter has made a concise overview in their daily intel brief: “Protests in#Sudan: Is Change Finally on the Horizon?” https://mailchi.mp/thesoufancenter/protests-in-sudan-is-change-finally-on-the-horizon?e=128366a05f …pic.twitter.com/5UsAZSvXIRShow this thread -
“As he ushered in the new year, al-Bashir offered reassurances that foreign investment would provide the boost necessary to lift Sudan out of its current economic morass. Perhaps unsurprisingly, these investments are likely to originate in Beijing, Moscow, and Riyadh.”
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Sudanese doctors have not only been treating those caught up in the violence, but also leading some protests. And now, medics appear to have become targets themselves.
@YousraElbagir reports.https://www.channel4.com/news/sudans-opposition-calls-for-more-protests-against-omar-al-bashir …Show this thread -
Thousands protested against Bashir's 29-year autocratic rule, marching on his Nile-side palace, chanting “Freedom peace, and justice, revolution is the people's choice!”https://apnews.com/65b2d92e3bf54504835e8e69d22f1fa0 …
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What appears to be a Korean-made Jino riot control vehicle (№ 39276) was spotted in Khartoum's Al Souq Al Arabi today (geolocation https://www.google.com/maps/place/15%C2%B035'54.4%22N+32%C2%B031'23.9%22E/@15.598439,32.5227608,270m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x4ee35b0bd6149c54!2z2LXZitmG2YrYqSDYp9mE2YLZhtiv2YjZhA!8m2!3d15.5985578!4d32.5233752!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d15.598439!4d32.5233077 …). First time this vehicle is deployed at the
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Worth mentioning that Jino riot control vehicle series (JRC) are divided by water tank capacity: 6500, 9000, and 12000. Customer can request to model it per chassis, e.g. Mercedes Benz, MAN, Hino, Tata, or Daewoo.
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South Sudan bars media from covering
#مدن_السـودان_تنتفض: “The ongoing protests in Khartoum are internal issues affecting a friendly nation, the media in South Sudan should not write or broadcast instigative statements and comments about it” H/t@EricaMa16 https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-sudan-media-regulator-bars-media-from-covering-sudan-protests …pic.twitter.com/zLQ1pMCsZFShow this thread -
Anti-government graffiti seen in Atbara,
#Sudan — the city where the current#مدن_السـودان_تنتفض protests started. It refers to Bashir's autocratic regime, saying “It must fall and nothing less” (تسقط بس). H/t@3ozaz.pic.twitter.com/679cwSPTmjShow this thread -
Disturbing footage from Sudan, showing persons — allegedly Central Reserve Police (CRP) — firing into the premises of one of Omdurman's main hospitals. It was filmed from here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/15%C2%B038'32.1%22N+32%C2%B029'16.5%22E/@15.6422876,32.4872714,274m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!1m2!2m1!1shospital!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d15.6422482!4d32.4879174 ….
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10 days into the
#مدن_السـودان_تنتفض protests, an “unidentified philanthropist” flew reportedly 32 tonnes of flour into Sudan with an Ilyushin IL-76TD (RA-76352) on 29 Dec 2018. Extremely high bread prices were one of the catalysts for the ongoing demonstrations.pic.twitter.com/fJcdZdGKDLShow this thread -
The IL-76TD (RA-76352) has been used for
@WFP flights before. Public flight tracking data courtesy of@flightradar24 shows the Ilyushin departed from Moscow (ZIA) on 29 Dec 2018, but the signal is lost when the plane neared Egypt. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ra-76352#1f044f47 …pic.twitter.com/bVffWqCLX5Show this thread - 19 more replies
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