Sudan - Could Army-Backed Protests Topple Omar Al-Bashir?

Over the past days, thousands have defied violence to camp outside Sudan's Defense Ministry. Growing support within the army and police could tilt the campaign for al-Bashir's ouster in the cheering protesters' favor.

Police ordered their forces not to intervene and soldiers were deployed to protect the thousands of Sudanese protesting outside army headquarters in Khartoum on Wednesday, where they camped out for the fifth day in a row to demand that President Omar al-Bashir step down.

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