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Sudan’s ambassador to US vows to oppose coup in Khartoum

The United States is coordinating with Gulf states on messaging in hopes of avoiding bloodshed in Sudan.

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Sudanese Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on Oct. 26, 2021. — ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images

Sudan’s ambassador to the United States said in a statement today that he and other Sudanese envoys abroad would “resist” a military coup that deposed his country’s civilian-led transitional government on Monday.

Nureldin Satti, who is based in Washington, condemned the military’s takeover led by Lt. Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Burhan.

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