What's happening in Sudan? Here's all you need to know

Even after three months since ousting of Sudan's ex-President Omar al-Bashir, stand-off between ruling Sudan military and civil forces has t come close to being resolved. 

power struggle in Sudan persists after brutal crackdown of military forces against thousands of pro-democracy Sudanese protesters.  beginning of this bloodbath was triggered by a series of events that date back to December 2018.  

Here is a brief timeline- 

toppling of President Omar al-Bashir

Dictatorial president Omar al-Bashir, who held power in country for 30 years deducted fuel and bre subsidies to resist impending collapse of country's ecomy, back in December last year

In process, government refrained people from withdrawing money, while prices of bre and fuel kept soaring. 

Subsequently, booming agitation among civilians led to a pro-democracy protest movement to topple dictator. 

Protests were led by eminent personalities from country including Sudanese Professionals Association including lawyers, health professionals, and doctors.  wave of protests that sparked in Sudan's Atbara, eventually magnified to rest of country.

Protests attuned slogans that were widespre during Arab Spring of 2011 as protesters assembled outside military hequarters in capital city, Khartoum. In retaliation to revolution, protesters were attacked with bullets by forces of President, doctors were killed to prevent aid from reaching wounded, shoving country towards a political crisis. 

President finally resigned on April 11, 2019, after clinching on to power ever since 1989. 

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Military take-over

toppling of tyrant was celebrated with people taking streets and dancing for some h never seen ir time in country without Bashir's autocratic legacy. 

However, despite disposal of dictator, in instant aftermath, Transitional Military Council (TMC) of generals heed by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan took over, claiming to retain security and order in Sudan. 

TMC till date refuses to give-in demand of protesters asking for a civilian rule in country. Moreover, Lieutenant General has stated that military would supervise transitional phase, that would last for at least 2 years. 

Collapse of talks

Subsequent to collapse of talks between civil body and TMC, after weeks of a halt in negotiations, Sudanese security forces unleashed violence and opened fire at Khartoum outside military hequarters against peaceful civil disobedience campaign on June 3 after ir weeks-long sit-in outside hequarters. 

A day after, on June 4, coalition of representatives of civil body, political parties and labour unions - Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) called for disobedience campaign against military establishment, urging m to hand over power to civic bodies 

Amid passionate protests and corpses, doctors claimed that vicious crackdown by military forces led to killing of over 100 people and bodies were thrown in river Nile, over 700 injured and raped as many as 70 men and women during protest camp. 

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Moreover, torious forces barged into shops to steal goods. 

To clampdown mass protests, a nation-wide internet shutdown was imposed in state to make communications beyond boundaries of possibilities in order to stifle voices against power structures of country. 

On June 14, military council for first time confessed to violent dispersal of civilians in capital city.  

Diplomatic intervention

Amid growing fear of civil war African Union of 54 member states, suspended Sudan

US diplomat to Africa called for an 'independent and credible' probe by Sudan into military crackdown of June 3.

Amid crisis, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE have been particularly supporting Sudan through aids in billions of dollars. 

Meanwhile, Russia and China blocked proposal to condemn mass murder and issue an imperative call from global leers to immediately call off violence, Britain and Germany asked TMC and protesters to continue working toger towards a consensual solution to current crisis, as per international media reports.

European countries including Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland,  Nerlands, and Sweden in a joint statement stated that y- 'condemn violent attacks in Sudan by Sudanese security services against civilians' 

However, question still looms, will Sudan win its dream of democracy or furr fall in state of anarchy?