SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Al-Monitor - Muslim Brotherhood blamed for failed military coup in Sudan
Al-Monitor’s feature piece provides insights on the coup attempt, with Salah Halima, former assistant foreign minister, blaming the Islamist remnants of Omar al-Bashir’s ousted regime.
Halima states that “the Sudanese army has become ideological given the large-scale incorporation of Muslim Brotherhood members in the military institutions just like the rest of the state’s institutions”. Noting the division within the armed forces, Halima called for a single structure that would bring Sudan’s military and security components under one umbrella”. He further states that differences within both the civilian and military camps “serve as fertile ground for coup attempts”.
Khaled al-Tijani, head of Sudan’s Elaph newspaper, warned that the deteriorating economic and social conditions of Sudan will lead to “more coup attempts, even more violent than this one”.