Christiaan TriebertVerified account

In Atbara, for example, protesters have set fire to the headquarters of ruling the National Congress Party, led by President Omar al-Bashir. There's plenty of visual evidence of the unrest, such as this video. Geolocation: 17.694190, 34.001319 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/17%C2%B041'39.1%22N+34%C2%B000'04.8%22E/@17.69419,33.9991303,1068m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m13!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x9284fc3af525abf!2z2KfZhNmF2KTYqtmF2LEg2KfZhNmI2LfZhtmK!8m2!3d17.6941082!4d34.0012908!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d17.69419!4d34.0013189 …).pic.twitter.com/7iczAieMyc

The NCP headquarters suffered heavy damage from the protests on 19 Dec 2018, as this photo shows (h/t @wasilalitaha). Second image shows the building in a better state, via their Facebook page.pic.twitter.com/G1macj5LG5

So far, I haven't found evidence that NISS stations were burned. However, office in Atbara of #Sudan's ruling NCP was set on fire. The claim that Sudanese Armed Forces are defending protestors not confirmed, but seems soldiers were indeed greeted by the crowd in Atbara, #Sudan.pic.twitter.com/ERHa6WbYkT

This video allegedly shows security forces dispersing #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protestors with +10 shots being fired on 20 Dec 2018. One protestors is laying on the ground. Geolocation shows it happened in central Qadarif, #Sudan: 14.039463, 35.389654 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/14%C2%B002'22.1%22N+35%C2%B023'22.8%22E/@14.039463,35.3890694,291m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d14.0394629!4d35.3896542 …).pic.twitter.com/ObNBFyaQMx

Besides this video https://twitter.com/trbrtc/status/1075748063384403976 … there are quite some images on social media of seemingly the same truck with apparent Sudanese Armed Forces being sympathetic to the #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protestors in Atbara, #Sudan.pic.twitter.com/UTDcCMdDFx

Today, 20 Dec 2018, the famous Arab Spring slogan “الشعب يريد إسقاط النظام” (“the people want to bring down the regime”) is echoing through the streets of #Sudan. #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protests reported throughout the country. ( @4iml1)pic.twitter.com/3W0GVntChg

Graffiti on a make-shift roadblock during the #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protests reads “تسقط حكومة الحرامية”, or “down with the government of thieves”.pic.twitter.com/5dh0l2xhND

Besides Khartoum, the famous Arab Spring slogan “الشعب يريد إسقاط النظام” (“the people want to bring down the regime”) is chanted in Dongola as well. ( @zoolmogrd, via @BenDoBrown). Geolocation: 19.177782, 30.465290 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/19%C2%B010'40.0%22N+30%C2%B027'55.0%22E/@19.177782,30.4643029,478m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x169dc9711def8ed5:0x3a29526fe2445108!2sDongola,+Sudan!3b1!8m2!3d19.1461403!4d30.4703258!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d19.1777823!4d30.46529 …).pic.twitter.com/TtKqmKF8bW

Clashes between #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protestors and Sudanese police. This happened next to the Jackson Bus Station, geolocation of this video shows: 15.595106, 32.521198 https://www.google.com/maps/place/15%C2%B035'42.3%22N+32%C2%B031'16.5%22E/@15.594927,32.5209357,366m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x168e8fde9837cabf:0x191f55de7e67db40!2sKhartoum,+Sudan!3b1!8m2!3d15.5006544!4d32.5598994!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d15.5950955!4d32.521249 …. ( @sudani_Drwaish).pic.twitter.com/bxteldaC8p

(Just for the record, comparison of the van shown in the video and reference photos of Sudanese police vans suggest it is indeed Sudanese police.)pic.twitter.com/NYZT5f3N3U

The Sudanese Armed Forces appear to be sympathetic to the anti-government #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protestors around Sudan — unlike the police. Haven't been able to geolocate those videos yet, but here is one allegedly from Qadaref.pic.twitter.com/TLGG5nVRVX

Here's another video where apparent Sudanese Armed Forces are being welcomed by the protestors. This time a video (h/t @TAJO_mohamed) has been geolocated (thanks @trevorsnapp) to Qadaref; the pickup is driving past this junction: 14.042603, 35.386005 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/14%C2%B002'33.5%22N+35%C2%B023'09.8%22E/@14.0430772,35.3840793,1031m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x0!2zMTTCsDAyJzMzLjQiTiAzNcKwMjMnMDkuNiJF!3b1!8m2!3d14.042603!4d35.386005!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d14.042646!4d35.3860498 …).pic.twitter.com/Bv99jjlLvg

Meanwhile (in some locations) in Sudan's capital Khartoum.. life as usual on Snapchat.pic.twitter.com/Sg13ShWwES

It appears that #مدن_السودان_تنتفض protestors also stormed the Rural Council of the small town of Bawga in the Nile River State — and torched one of the buildings. Geolocation: 18.247310, 33.896051 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/18%C2%B014'50.3%22N+33%C2%B053'45.8%22E/@18.24731,33.8954535,291m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d18.2473102!4d33.896051 …).pic.twitter.com/O42KGYfAkw

There's too much footage to analyse at this stage. But it highlights the scale of these widespread protests. Here's another photo of the small town of Bawga, with its Waldein Mosque (مسجد الوالدين) clearly visible. Geolocation: 18.251071, 33.896377.pic.twitter.com/26AXzTqiGJ

Here's an image of an alleged tear gas canister being used in Sudan. It appears to be exported by Norinco, a Chinese defense corporation. Reference image from their website is also a match: http://www.norinco.com/GB/61/76/88/index.html …. ( via @wdalhadu, cc @joeyayoub @ramah_kamal).pic.twitter.com/QfZ3CZxSeD

There's an ongoing, extensive internet censorship regime in place in #Sudan to suppress public demonstrations. That's what @netblocks and “thousands of volunteers” have found. Twitter, FB, IG, WhatsApp blocked. More (via @ckoettl): https://netblocks.org/reports/study-shows-impact-of-sudan-internet-disruptions-amid-demonstrations-qr8Vj485.sudan-internet-disruptions-amid-demonstrations-qr8Vj485 ….pic.twitter.com/QlBhw49pjg