A Military Crackdown in Sudan

<p>A military crackdown in Sudan has left more than 100 pro-democracy protesters dead, just weeks after the military offered support in overthrowing the country’s dictator. Our colleague spoke with us from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Guest: Declan Walsh, the Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the leader of the paramilitary forces that carried out the killings, is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/world/africa/sudan-leader-hemeti.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> now considered by many to be the de facto ruler of Sudan</a>.</li><li>Listen to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/podcasts/the-daily/sudan-protests-al-bashir.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> an episode of “The Daily” about the fall of Sudan’s longtime dictator</a>, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who was deposed by his own generals in May.</li></ul>